Smarter memory: improving bandwidth for streamed references
Sally A. McKee, Robert H. Klenke, K.L. Wright, Wm. A. Wulf, M.H. Salinas, J.H. Aylor, Alan P. Batson · Computer · 1998
Processor speeds are increasing so much faster than memory speeds that within a decade processors may spend most of their time waiting for data. Most modern DRAM components support modes that make it possible to perform some access sequences more quickly than others. The authors describe how reordering streams can result in better memory performance.