Xeon Phi Core Microarchitecture
Rezaur Rahman · Apress eBooks · 2013
A processor core is the heart that determines the characteristics of a computer architecture. It is where the arithmetic and logic functions are mostly concentrated. The instruction set architecture (ISA) is implemented in this portion of the circuitry. Yet, in a modern-day architecture such as Intel Xeon Phi, less than 20 percent of the chip area is dedicated to the core. A survey of the development of the Intel Xeon Phi architecture will elucidate why its coprocessor core is designed the way it is. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.