Question: Two alternative cache designs for a processor are considered, one with a unified cache of 2 5 6 KB and the other with a split
Two alternative cache designs for a processor are considered, one with a unified cache of
KB and the other with a split cache of KB Icache and KB Dcache. The misses per
instructions for Icache, Dcache and Unified cache are and respectively.
Which cache design has the lower miss rate? Assume that of the instructions are data
transfer instructions, the hit takes two clock cycles, the miss penalty is clock cycles, and
the load or store hit takes one extra clock cycle on a unified cache
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