https://teezhiyao.com/tags/computer-architecture/Recent content in Computer-Architecture on Tee Zhi YaoHugo -- gohugo.ioenThu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://teezhiyao.com/posts/omscs-cs-6290-high-performance-computer-architecture-spring-2025/Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://teezhiyao.com/posts/omscs-cs-6290-high-performance-computer-architecture-spring-2025/<p>CS 6290 was one of those courses where I came out knowing exactly how a processor works under the hood in a way I hadn&rsquo;t before. It covers the full stack of modern processor design — from the simplest pipelining all the way up to multi-core coherence protocols and memory consistency models. It&rsquo;s dense, quantitative, and rewards meticulous attention to detail.</p> <h2 id="what-the-course-covered">What The Course Covered</h2> <p>The course followed a logical arc that built up in complexity. It started with fundamental metrics — the Iron Law of Performance (execution time = instruction count × CPI × cycle time) and Amdahl&rsquo;s Law, which became the recurring mental models for evaluating every design tradeoff.</p>