Performance Modeling
If you like applying Performance Modeling, every challenge here gives you a chance to practice it on a real industry brief.
- AnalysisIntermediateNew
Cache Configuration Study for a Memory-Bound Workload
Profile the existing inner loop on a workstation with perf to baseline L1/L2/L3 miss rates and miss latencies. Run the same loop through gem5's classic cache model under 6 confi…
- Caches
- Memory Subsystems
- Performance Modeling
Computer Architecture - AnalysisAdvancedNew
Build a Performance Model for a Molecular-Dynamics Job
Build an analytical performance model covering: compute time per step (function of atom count + cutoff + interaction type), inter-rank communication cost (function of decomposit…
- Performance Modeling
- Gromacs
- Benchmark Design
High-Performance and Scientific Computing - AnalysisAdvancedNew
Cache Coherence Protocol Comparison on a Multicore Simulator
Stand up gem5's Ruby coherence framework with both MESI and MOESI protocols on a 16-core configuration. Run the 6-benchmark suite (provided): producer-consumer queue, false-shar…
- Cache Coherence
- Multicore Architecture
- Simulation
Advanced Computer Architecture - AnalysisAdvancedNew
GPU Roofline Model Study for a Computer Vision Inference Workload
Construct empirical roofline plots for the current GPU (A100-class) and next-gen GPU (H100-class) using vendor-published peak FLOPs and measured peak memory bandwidth. Profile t…
- Gpu Architecture
- Roofline Model
- Performance Modeling
Advanced Computer Architecture Practice your coursework on real scenarios.
Every challenge is shaped from real industry context — not generic exercises. The work mirrors what your degree prepares you for.
Why Ewance
- DesignIntermediateNew
Custom Accelerator Sketch for an Image-Processing Pipeline
Read the current C reference implementation of the 5x5 Gaussian blur (provided). Sketch a parallel datapath that produces 1 output pixel per cycle using a sliding 5x5 window ove…
- Hardware Accelerators
- Datapath Design
- Performance Modeling
Computer Architecture
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