Multiprocessor performance analysis
John Mitchell, Charles E. Knadler, Gary Lunsford, Steve Yang · 1974
This paper reports the results of a study to determine the expected performance of a "classical" multiprocessor. The "classical" multiprocessor as used here is a multiprocessor consisting of K (K>1) central processor units which have access to N storage units. The tool used for studying the performance is a discrete Fortran model of the hardware and software. Hardware measurements of the real system performance were available for validation of the model. The primary indicator of performance is the system thruput in millions of instructions executed per second (MIPS). Since the application of the hardware is in a real-time system, consideration is also given to response times of critical software tasks.