Computer Performance

Computer Performance

1. Generations

   • First Generation - Valves
     • Overheating and high cost
   • Second Generation - Transistors
     • Limited Performance
   • Third Generation and Actual - Integrated Circuits
     • Low power consumption
     • Millions of Transistors in one chip
     • Functions Centralization

2. Benchmarks Tests

   • Test the computer performance
     • SYSMark PCMark 3DMark
     • High quality games Graphics editing softwares

3. ARM Architecture

   • Evolution to the mobile systems
     • Possibility of creating Embedded Systems

4. Moore's law

   • Add more and more transistors to a chip
     • Almost the same cost
     • Performance Improvements
     • Reduced power consumption and improvedcooling

5. Performance evaluation

   • Raw performance
   • Instruction set
   • Choice of programming language
   • Developer skills
   • Clock Speed

6. CPU Performance

   • Microprocessor Speed
     • Pipeline Technique
     • Improvements in deviations forecasts
     • Speculative execution enhancements
   • Architeture and Organization improvements
     • More cache memory and improve speed of them
     • Architeture inovations for the processors
       • Multiple cores and more complex logic
     • Hardware Enhancements
   • Performance Balance
     • Wider and Faster Bus
     • Interface Improvements
     • Faster memories as Cache

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