Microarchitecture-Independent Workload Characterization
Kenneth Hoste, Lieven Eeckhout · IEEE Micro · 2007
For computer designers, understanding the characteristics of workloads running on current and future computer systems is of utmost importance during microprocessor design. a microarchitecture-independent method ensures an accurate characterization of inherent program behavior and avoids the weaknesses of, microarchitecture-dependent metrics.