A superscalar processor (or multiple-issue processor) is a CPU that implements a form of parallelism called instruction-level parallelism within a single...
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vector processors were first introduced. It was originally used to distinguish the older designs from the new vector processors. A superscalar processor (such...
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architecture Multi-core processor Processor power dissipation Central processing unit Graphics processing unit Superscalar processor Hardware acceleration...
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A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor, or just processor, is the primary processor in a given computer. Its...
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ARM Cortex-A53 (category ARM processors)
like other ARM intellectual property and processor designs. 8-stage pipelined processor with 2-way superscalar, in-order execution pipeline DSP and NEON...
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Multithreading (computer architecture) (category Central processing unit)
advanced type of multithreading applies to superscalar processors. Whereas a normal superscalar processor issues multiple instructions from a single thread...
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History of general-purpose CPUs (redirect from Processor history)
each other, and execute them in parallel. This approach is called superscalar processor design. Such methods are limited by the degree of instruction-level...
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Simultaneous multithreading (category Superscalar microprocessors)
one cycle. The processor must be superscalar to do so. Chip-level multiprocessing (CMP or multicore): integrates two or more processors into one chip,...
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Single instruction, multiple data (category Digital signal processing)
provided by a superscalar processor; the eight values are processed in parallel even on a non-superscalar processor, and a superscalar processor may be able...
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Parallel computing (redirect from Parallel processor)
multi-core processor is a processor that includes multiple processing units (called "cores") on the same chip. This processor differs from a superscalar processor...
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A multi-core processor (MCP) is a microprocessor on a single integrated circuit (IC) with two or more separate central processing units (CPUs), called...
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Instructions per cycle (category Instruction processing)
keep doubling the speed of the clock, instruction pipelining and superscalar processor design have evolved so CPUs can use a variety of execution units...
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not to be confused with a multi-processor system. Most modern processors are superscalar. In a superscalar processor multiple instructions are dispatched...
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Pentium (original) (redirect from Pentium compatible processor)
had also replaced the 80486 brand. The P5 Pentium is the first superscalar x86 processor, meaning it was often able to execute two instructions at the...
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pipeline with 2-way decode, 3-way out-of-order speculatively issued superscalar execution Pipelined VFPv3 and 128-bit wide NEON (SIMD) 3 execution ports...
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Video Processor & Mali-DP550 Display Processor". Retrieved 2017-11-27. Smith, Ryan. "ARM Announces Mali-G51 Mainstream GPU, Mali-V-61 Video Processing Block"...
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Each component implemented two bits of a processor function; packages could be interconnected to build a processor with any desired word length. Members...
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Out-of-order execution (redirect from In-order processor)
high-performance central processing units to make use of instruction cycles that would otherwise be wasted. In this paradigm, a processor executes instructions...
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signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor chip, with its architecture optimized for the operational needs of digital signal processing.: 104–107 ...
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deprecated in 1998 when IBM introduced the POWER3 processor that was mainly a 32/64-bit PowerPC processor but included the IBM POWER architecture for backwards...
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Very long instruction word (redirect from Static superscalar)
instructions to be executed independently, in different parts of the processor (superscalar architectures), and even executing instructions in an order different...
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Broadway processor, also designed and manufactured by IBM, that powers the Wii console. Customized PowerPC 750CXe core Clockrate – 486 MHz Superscalar Out-of-order...
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MESI/MERSI support Each core can output up to 4 instructions per clock using superscalar parallelism. 32-bit integer unit 64-bit floating-point (or 2× 32-bit...
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automatically generate a corresponding barrel processor design from a single-tasking processor design. An n-way barrel processor generated this way acts much like...
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Microarchitecture (category Central processing unit)
model of a processor as seen by an assembly language programmer or compiler writer. The ISA includes the instructions, execution model, processor registers...
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Processor design is a subfield of computer science and computer engineering (fabrication) that deals with creating a processor, a key component of computer...
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parallelism (ILP) Parallel computing Simultaneous multithreading Superscalar processor Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) Variable SMP Thread (computing)...
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Branch predictor (category Instruction processing)
Shen, John P.; Lipasti, Mikko (2005). Modern processor design: fundamentals of superscalar processors. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. pp. 455...
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Fab – Fabrication process. Average feature size of components of the processor. Bus interface – Bus by which the graphics processor is attached to the...
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Computer cluster (redirect from Cluster processing)
Personal Supercomputer workstation, which uses multiple graphics accelerator processor chips. Besides game consoles, high-end graphics cards too can be used...
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