Cache Performance in the VAX-11/780

ACM Transactions on Computer SystemsPublished 1 February 1983Open access

Douglas W. Clark

DOI10.1145/357353.357356

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Measurements are reported including the hit ratios of data and instruction references, the rate of cache invalidations by I/O, and the amount of waiting time due to cache misses.

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article Free AccessCache Performance in the VAX-11/780 Author: Douglas W. Clark Digital Equipment Corporation, 295 Foster Street, Littleton, MA Digital Equipment Corporation, 295 Foster Street, Littleton, MAView Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM Transactions on Computer SystemsVolume 1Issue 1Feb. 1983 pp 24–37https://doi.org/10.1145/357353.357356Published:01 February 1983Publication History 102citation800DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations102Total Downloads800Last 12 Months51Last 6 weeks3 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteeReaderPDF

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