Performance evaluation using GEM 5-GPU simulator
Sagar Namdev Sawal, Nitesh B. Guinde · 2017
With introduction of heterogeneous computing for developing and manufacturing next generation of computer it is necessary to have a simulator which would evaluate and simulate designed heterogeneous system showing how it would behave in actual application. The heterogeneous system refers to a system which uses more than one type of processor or cores. For the purpose of analyzing heterogeneous systems (CPU-GPU) behavior Gem5-gpu simulator was developed. The Gem5-gpu simulator was build combining two different simulators Gem5 simulator and GPGPU-sim simulator. The GPGPU-sim is used for simulating GPUs while Gem5 simulator is used for modelling CPUs. The Gem5-gpu combines best characteristics of both simulators.