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Sample: Chapter 4: Superscalar Execution [ pdf ]

I'm actually really tempted to buy this for recreational reading / reference (to pair with Hennessy & Patterson of course). The case studies on real processors sound especially interesting.



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Inside the Machine explains how microprocessors operate-what they do and how they do it. The book uses analogies, full-color diagrams, and clear language to convey the ideas that form the basis of modern computing. After discussing computers in the abstract, the book examines specific microprocessors from Intel, IBM, and Motorola, from the original models up through today's leading processors. It contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available (online or in print) on Intel's latest processors: the Pentium M, Core, and Core 2 Duo. Inside the Machine also explains technology terms and concepts that readers often hear but may not fully understand, such as "pipelining," "L1 cache," "main memory," "superscalar processing," and "out-of-order execution."

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Buy it and send me a copy of the electronic version?

In the end, this doesn't sound much different or more useful than the course of superscalar architecture.

Anyone remember the lecture on Stream Computing? It looks like they got nVidia to build something like it for them...
http://www.stanford.edu/class/ee380/Abs ... 61129.html

I bet Vinny got aroused by chapter 4.

I'll look around to see if I can find anything from a primary source. I know I have read a paper on Memory Disambiguation, a big uarch change on Core 2 Duo, but I can't remember if it was internal-only or public.

Also, may I say I am amused to see my job presented in a format suitable for recreational reading.

Mostly there's these two:

http://www.intel.com/technology/
http://www.intel.com/technology/itj

It appears that the article I was remembering is not public. Sorry.