Commercial workload performance in the IBM POWER2 RISC System/6000 processor
by M. T. Franklin, W. P. Alexander, R. Jauhari, A. M. G. Maynard, and B. R. Olszewski
We describe features of the POWER2* processor and memory
subsystem that enhance RISC System/6000* performance of
commercial workloads. We explain the performance
characteristics of commercial workloads and some of the common
benchmarks used to measure them. Our own analysis methods are
also described.
*IBM, RISC System/6000, AIX, POWER Architecture, PowerPC, PowerPC Architecture, PowerPC 601, PowerPC 603, PowerPC 604, PowerPC 620, POWER2, POWER Parallel SP2, and Micro Channel are all trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
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