Performance Analysis and Characterization of Multi-Core Servers 


Vol. 15,  No. 5, pp. 259-268, Oct.  2008
10.3745/KIPSTA.2008.15.5.259


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  Abstract

Multi-Core processors have become main-stream microprocessors in recent years. Servers based on these multi-core processors are widely adopted in High Performance Computing (HPC) and commercial business applications as well. These servers provide increased level of parallelism, thus can potentially boost the performance for applications. However, the shared resources among multiple cores on the same chip can become hot spots and act as performance bottlenecks. Therefore it is essential to optimize the use of shared resources for high performance and scalability for the multi-core servers. In this paper, we conduct experimental studies to analyze the positive and negative effects of the resource sharing on the performance of HPC applications. Through the analyses we also characterize the performance of multi-core servers.

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[IEEE Style]

M. H. Lee and J. S. Kang, "Performance Analysis and Characterization of Multi-Core Servers," The KIPS Transactions:PartA, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 259-268, 2008. DOI: 10.3745/KIPSTA.2008.15.5.259.

[ACM Style]

Myung Ho Lee and Jun Suk Kang. 2008. Performance Analysis and Characterization of Multi-Core Servers. The KIPS Transactions:PartA, 15, 5, (2008), 259-268. DOI: 10.3745/KIPSTA.2008.15.5.259.