4.3.
Baseline Simulation Performance
These data sets were all recorded on the author's workstation, a 2GHz
Core2 Duo E2180, with 1MB cache/processor and 2GB RAM, running Fedora
9 Linux. In all cases 1000 loops through the Dhrystone benchmark was
used. The figures presented are the average of at least 6 runs.
Total processor time for elaboration was 1.78 s and for
simulation was 796.84 s. Net simulation performance was 1.48kHz.
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Throughout this application note, results will be given showing:
The time taken to elaborate the simulation (or build the model
in the case of Verilator).
The time taken to run the simulation or model.
The model performance in kHz, obtained by dividing the number of
cycles models by the time taken to run the simulation or model.
Cycle accurate models are typically used in scenarios, where the
model is created once and used many times, so the run-time
performance is the critical figure.
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