EENG-155Computer ArchChapter 5 Large and Fast Exploiting Memory Hierarchy.ppt

Chapter 5 — Large and Fast: Exploiting Memory Hierarchy Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Chapter 5 — Large and Fast: Exploiting Memory Hierarchy Chapter 5 Large and Fast: Exploiting Memory Hierarchy Memory Technology Static RAM (SRAM) 0.5ns – 2.5ns, $2000 – $5000 per GB Dynamic RAM (DRAM) 50ns – 70ns, $20 – $75 per GB Magnetic disk 5ms – 20ms, $0.20 – $2 per GB Ideal memory Access time of SRAM Capacity and cost/GB of disk Principle of Locality Programs access a small proportion of their address space at any time Temporal locality Items accessed recently are likely to be accessed again soon e.g., ins