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ead/write events. However, in practice read/write accesses are reasonable predictors.<br />

Over the long term (thousands of accesses) the number of precharge events should be<br />

related to the number of access events. <strong>The</strong> resultant model is given in Equation 5.3. A<br />

trace of the model applied to the mcf workload is shown in Figure 5.5. This workload<br />

cannot be modeled using cache misses. <strong>The</strong> model yields an average error rate of 2.2%.<br />

5.2.3 Disk<br />

NumCPUs<br />

i=<br />

1<br />

2<br />

BusTransactions i<br />

−4<br />

BusTransactions<br />

i<br />

∑ 29.<br />

2−<br />

× 50.<br />

1⋅10<br />

+<br />

MCycle<br />

MCycle<br />

76<br />

× 813⋅10<br />

<strong>The</strong> modeling of disk power at the level of the microprocessor presents two major<br />

challenges: large distance from CPU to disk and little variation in disk power<br />

consumption. Of all the subsystems considered in this study, the disk subsystem is at the<br />

greatest time and distance from the microprocessor.<br />

Watts<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

Measured<br />

Modeled<br />

Error<br />

0 500 1000<br />

Seconds<br />

1500<br />

Figure 5.5 Memory Power Model (Memory Bus Transactions)- mcf<br />

<strong>The</strong>re<strong>for</strong>e, there are challenges in getting timely in<strong>for</strong>mation from the processor’s<br />

perspective. <strong>The</strong> various hardware and software structures that are intended to reduce the<br />

−8<br />

100%<br />

50%<br />

0%<br />

-50%<br />

Error (%)<br />

-100%<br />

(5.3)

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