Help with computer engineering problem

In summary, the conversation involves discussing a schoolwork problem and addressing the need to show effort before receiving tutorial help. The topic of 2-way and 4-way caches is brought up and the effects of their differences on the problem are questioned. The person then shares their solutions for parts a and b of the problem, mentioning 15 bits and 14 bits for the tag length. The conversation ends by asking for clarification on how those numbers were obtained.
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imixerik
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Homework Statement
Consider a system that can host 64 GB of memory and has 8MB of L3 cache. Suppose that each cache line contains 4 chunks, each of size 16B.

a) Assuming 4-way associative cache, what are the lengths (in bits) of the following: tag, cache index, and block offset?

b) How does this change for a 2-way cache?

c) Suppose that if L3 is organized as 2-way, the access time is 20 cycles, but increases to 22 cycles if organized as 4-way, but the miss probability from L3 decrease from 12% to 10%. Suppose that the misses from L3 go to memory, and the average memory latency is 64 cycles. State which option is better and why.

d) Now suppose that the L2 cache can be organized as direct map or 4-way. In the first case, the L2 limited CPI (i.e., CPI if there is no miss out of L2) is 3.5 and MPI out of L2 is 0.08. In the second case, the CPI increases to 3.8 but the MPI is 0.06. Determine the best configuration for this system by considering all four possibilities: (i) DM L2, 2-way L3, (ii) DM L2, 4-way L3, (iii) 4-way L2, 2-way L3, and (iv) 4-way L2, 4-way L3.
Relevant Equations
Not sure what equations to use
Have been trying to figure out this problem for quite some time but don't know how to approach it.
 
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You need to show some effort on your schoolwork questions before we can offer tutorial help.

Start by defining 2-way and 4-way caches for us please. What effects will the differences have on this problem?
 
  • #3
berkeman said:
You need to show some effort on your schoolwork questions before we can offer tutorial help.

Start by defining 2-way and 4-way caches for us please. What effects will the differences have on this problem?
Hey,

I worked through the problem and would like to believe I reached the correct solution for a and b. For a, i got 15 bits for the tag length and for b, i got 14 bits for the tag length.
 
  • #4
imixerik said:
Hey,

I worked through the problem and would like to believe I reached the correct solution for a and b. For a, i got 15 bits for the tag length and for b, i got 14 bits for the tag length.
Great! Can you show us how you worked the numbers to get those answers? :smile:
 

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