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[[File:IAmNehalem.jpg|right]] | [[File:Nehalem.svg|thumb|right|Nehalem-EP NUMA arrangement]] | ||
[[File:IAmNehalem.jpg|thumb|right|Ehyeh asher ehyeh]] | |||
[[File:Intel Nehalem arch.png|thumb|right|Nehalem microarchitecture]] | |||
The successor of [[Core 2]], and predecessor of [[Sandy Bridge]]. | |||
* Move to 133MHz [[QPI (Quick Path Interconnect)]], against which the CPU clock is multiplied | |||
* Reintroduction of [[SMP on x86#SMT|SMT (HyperThreading)]] | |||
* Store-forwarding aliasing issue on 4k strides. | * Store-forwarding aliasing issue on 4k strides. | ||
* Double-pumped FP SSE + integer SSE/x87 + load + store units | * Double-pumped FP SSE + integer SSE/x87 + load + store units | ||
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* Forwarding results between integer, integer SIMD, and FP units adds latency compared to forwards within the domain. | * Forwarding results between integer, integer SIMD, and FP units adds latency compared to forwards within the domain. | ||
* One register may be written per cycle. | * One register may be written per cycle. | ||
* 48 load buffers, 32 store buffers, 10 fill buffers. | * 48 load buffers (up from 32), 32 store buffers (up from 20), 10 fill buffers. | ||
* 36 reservation stations, | * 36 reservation stations (up from 32), 128 ROB entries (up from 96). | ||
* Calltrace cache of 16 entries. | * Calltrace cache of 16 entries. | ||
* 2-way loop end BTB for every 16 bytes, 4-way general BTB. | * 2-way loop end BTB for every 16 bytes, 4-way general BTB. | ||
* Loop Stream Detector replays from IDQ if the loop consists of: | * [[Daytripper|Loop Stream Detector]] replays from IDQ if the loop consists of: | ||
** 4 16-byte icache fetches or less | ** 4 16-byte icache fetches or less | ||
** 28 total µops or less | ** 28 total µops or less | ||
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* Be sure to use register parameter-passing conventions, not the stack, to avoid stalls on store-forward of high-latency floating point stores. | * Be sure to use register parameter-passing conventions, not the stack, to avoid stalls on store-forward of high-latency floating point stores. | ||
* Peak issue rate of 1 128-bit load and 1 128-bit store per cycle. | * Peak issue rate of 1 128-bit load and 1 128-bit store per cycle. | ||
* [[Turbo Boost]] in 133MHz increments | |||
==See Also== | |||
* The Dark Knight's [http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3448 AnandTech] article, 2008-11-03. | |||
[[Category: x86]] | |||
[[CATEGORY: Hardware]] | |||