摘要 |
Methods and systems are provided for efficiently predicting the performance of a proposed cache memory within a proposed computer system. A number of actual cache memory performance values are first measured using a number of actual computer systems with various cache memory sizes and various processing capabilities. Once a sufficient number and variety of average actual cache memory performance values are measured, a predicted average cache memory performance value is calculated for the proposed cache memory size. This is preferably accomplished by extrapolating from selected average actual cache memory performance values. It is contemplated that contributions from various cache memory request types may be individually addressed. |