Abstract: In this paper, we reveal the existence of a new class of prefetcher, the XPT prefetcher, in modern Intel processors which has never been officially detailed. It speculatively issues a load, ...

Abstract: dynamic flexible job shop scheduling (DFJSS) is a critical combinatorial optimization problem known for its dynamic nature and flexibility of machines. Traditional scheduling methods face ...

For about four years now, AMD has offered special “X3D” variants of its high-end desktop processors with an extra 64MB of L3 cache attached, an addition that disproportionately benefits games. AMD ...