# File : PARAMS.golden_cove # Date : 02/27/25 # Description : Golden Cove Configuration # Author : Surim Oh # # Based on documentation found here: # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Cove # https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/microarchitectures/golden_cove # https://www.anandtech.com/show/16881/a-deep-dive-into-intels-alder-lake-microarchitectures/3 ## Simulation Parameters --mode full --model cmp --sim_limit none ## Core Parameters # Femptoseconds, 3.2GHz, used for energy estimates. --chip_cycle_time 312500 ### Fetch Stage --fetch_off_path_ops 1 #### ICache --icache_size 32768 --icache_assoc 8 --icache_line_size 64 ### Uop Cache # inclusive w/ L1i --uop_cache_enable 1 --uop_cache_width 8 --uop_cache_lines 512 # 8 x 512 = 4096 uops in total (~4K) --uop_cache_assoc 8 --iprf_on_uop_cache_hit 1 ### Branch Predictor --cfs_per_cycle 6 # Number of branches that can be predicted in a single cycle --bp_update_at_retire 0 # Update the BP at retire. If false, update at the end of exec. --update_bp_off_path 1 # Allow off path ops to update branch predictor state (e.g., ops when they complete exec stage). --bp_mech tage64k #### BTB # TODO # multi-level BTB # 128 entry L0 BTB # 6144 entry L1 BTB # 12888 entry L2 BTB # ~2 entry Return Stack # roughly 2x8192 for now # BTB model to use. --btb_mech generic --btb_entries 12288 --btb_assoc 4 --btb_main_latency 3 --btb_l0_present 1 --btb_l0_entries 128 --btb_l0_assoc 4 --btb_l0_latency 1 --btb_l1_present 1 --btb_l1_entries 6144 --btb_l1_assoc 4 --btb_l1_latency 2 # Allow the BTB to be updated by off path ops. --btb_off_path_writes 1 # NT branches are not inserted in BTB, but do not trigger resteer # since we continue without a control flow change --perfect_nt_btb 0 # deprecated, effectively always true. #### CRS # Enable return stack --enable_crs 1 --crs_entries 128 --crs_realistic 1 ### iBP --enable_ibp 1 # Enable the indirect branch predictor --ibtb_mech tc_tagged # iBTB Model. tc_tagless, tc_tagged, tc_hybrid. --ibtb_off_path_writes 1 # Allow off path ops to update the ibtb. --tc_entries 4096 --tc_assoc 4 ### Decode Stage --decode_width 6 --decode_cycles 5 ### Instruction Decode Queue --idq_size 144 ### Map Stage --map_cycles 5 # register renaming table --reg_renaming_scheme 1 --reg_table_integer_physical_size 280 --reg_table_vector_physical_size 332 ### Issue Stage # Max number of instructions to be renamed, and issued per cycle. --issue_width 6 --rs_fill_width 0 # rs_sizes ~205 in total, and they are split into three different reservation stations (RS1, RS2, RS3) where each has 97, 70, 38 entries respectively # original architecture # RS1 connected to port 0,1,5,6,10 # RS2 connected to port 2,3,11 # RS3 connected to port 7,8,4,9 # scarab does not split ST AGU port and ST port, merge them # adjusted architecture to scarab ST AGU (port 4 and 9 removed. rs_size reduced to 186 from 205) # RS1 connected to port 0,1,4,5,8 # RS2 connected to port 2,3,9 # RS3 connected to port 6,7 (port 4,9 removed, entries reduced to 19 from 38) --rs_sizes 97 70 19 --rs_connections b0100110011 b1000001100 b0011000000 --fu_types b00100100111111100111001001111110010010011111110011100100111111 b10010000110111100011111001110111001000011011110001111100111011 b00000001000000001000000010000010000000100000000100000001000001 b00000001000000001000000010000010000000100000000100000001000001 b00000000110111100011011001110110000000011011110001101100111011 b01001000000000000111001001111110100100000000000011100100111111 b00000010000000010000000100000010000001000000001000000010000001 b00000010000000010000000100000010000001000000001000000010000001 b00000000000000000011001001110110000000000000000001100100111011 b00000001000000001000000010000010000000100000000100000001000001 ### Exec Stage ### DCache --dcache_size 49152 --dcache_read_ports 1 --dcache_write_ports 1 --dcache_banks 8 --dcache_assoc 12 --dcache_line_size 64 --dcache_cycles 5 ### Reorder/Retire Stage # Max number of instructions to be retired per cycle. --node_ret_width 8 --node_table_size 512 # Do not keep stores in RSVs on cache misses; TODO: confirm what this knob does --stores_do_not_block_window 1 # TODO: confirm what this knob does --prefs_do_not_block_window 1 ## Uncore ### Mid-level cache # Enable use of a midlevel cache between i/d and L1 # client 1.25 MiB (1310720 bytes) per core, 8-way, 15 cycles # server 2 MiB (2097000 bytes) per core, 8-way, 16 cycles --mlc_present 1 --mlc_size 2097000 --mlc_assoc 8 --mlc_cycles 16 ### LLC # 3 MiB per core, 16-way --l1_size 3145728 --l1_banks 8 --l1_cycles 36 // just a guess --l1_assoc 16 --l1_line_size 64 --l1_interleave_factor 64 ### prefetcher # Kept same as Kaby Lake --pref_framework_on 1 --pref_stream_on 1 --pref_train_on_pref_misses 0 --pref_oracle_train 0 --pref_ul1req_queue_overwrite_on_full 1 --stream_length 64 --stream_prefetch_n 4 --stream_start_dis 1 --stream_train_num 4 --stream_create_on_dc_miss 0 --stream_create_on_l1_miss 1 --pref_throttlefb_on=1 --pref_acc_thresh_1=0.75 --pref_acc_thresh_2=0.4 --pref_acc_thresh_3=0.4 --pref_timely_thresh=0.01 --pref_polpf_thresh=0.005 --pref_update_interval=8192 --mem_req_buffer_pref_watermark 4 --promote_to_higher_priority_mem_req_type 1 ### Memory # Kept same as Kaby Lake --addr_translation random --mem_priority_ifetch 0 --mem_priority_dfetch 1 --mem_priority_dstore 2 --mem_priority_iprf 3 --mem_priority_dprf 4 --mem_priority_wb 5 --mem_priority_wb_nodirty 5 --mem_req_buffer_entries 32 --bus_width_in_bytes 8 --ramulator_standard DDR4 --ramulator_speed DDR4_2400R --ramulator_org DDR4_8Gb_x8 --ramulator_channels 1 --ramulator_ranks 1 --ramulator_bankgroups 4 --ramulator_banks 4 --ramulator_chip_width 8 --ramulator_rows 65536 --ramulator_cols 1024 --ramulator_scheduling_policy FRFCFS_Cap --ramulator_readq_entries 32 --ramulator_writeq_entries 32 --ramulator_record_cmd_trace FALSE --ramulator_print_cmd_trace FALSE --ramulator_tCK 833333 --ramulator_tCL 16 --ramulator_tCCD 6 --ramulator_tCCDS 4 --ramulator_tCCDL 6 --ramulator_tCWL 12 --ramulator_tBL 4 --ramulator_tWTR 9 --ramulator_tWTRS 3 --ramulator_tWTRL 9 --ramulator_tRP 16 --ramulator_tRPpb 16 --ramulator_tRPab 16 --ramulator_tRCD 16 --ramulator_tRCDR 16 --ramulator_tRCDW 16 --ramulator_tRAS 39 --dram_tech_in_nm 32 ## Other ### Debug --debug_inst_start 0 --debug_inst_stop -1 --debug_cycle_start 0 --debug_cycle_stop -1 ## Stats and Params --dump_params 1 --dump_stats 1 --dump_trace 0 #################################### --set_off_path_confirmed 1 --order_beyond_bus 1 --mem_ooo_stores 1 --mem_obey_store_dep 1