Visualizations
Phillip Stanley-Marbell at IBM Research have created an interactive visualization tool:
Interactive CPUDB
Below are a few other interesting plots we have created with CPUDB data. These interactive plots are generated on-the-fly, using the most recent data in CPUDB.
Have ideas for other interesting plots that would help showcase the database?
Let us know.
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FO4 per Cycle
Gate delays per clock cycle.
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Clock Frequency
Shows the scaling of maximum clock frequency over time, with a clear flattening circa 2005.
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SPECInt 2006
Shows the base SPECInt2006 cores over the last few years. Somewhat surprisingly, the frontier of maximum single-core performance has continued increasing well past 2006, when many predicted the end of single-core performance scaling.
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Performance By Freq And Cache
This double-axis plot breaks down single-core performance of modern processors by frequency and cache size, clearly indicating that both positively impact performance.
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Technology Scaling
Plots minimum transistor feature sizes over time (widely known as Moore's Law).
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Technology Scaling By Manufacturer
Plots minimum transistor feature sizes over time, separated by manufacturer. This suggests that the industry as a whole has maintained similar scaling trends.