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most citedThe gem5 Simulator: Version 20.0+

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cs.AR2025

Simulation-Driven Evaluation of Chiplet-Based Architectures Using VisualSim

Wajid Ali, Ayaz Akram, Deepak Shankar

This paper focuses on the simulation of multi-die System-on-Chip (SoC) architectures using VisualSim, emphasizing chiplet-based system modeling and performance analysis. Chiplet te…

cs.AR2024

TDRAM: Tag-enhanced DRAM for Efficient Caching

Maryam Babaie, Ayaz Akram, Wendy Elsasser +6

As SRAM-based caches are hitting a scaling wall, manufacturers are integrating DRAM-based caches into system designs to continue increasing cache sizes. While DRAM caches can impro…

cs.AR2024

Accelerating Computer Architecture Simulation through Machine Learning

Wajid Ali, Ayaz Akram

This paper presents our approach to accelerate computer architecture simulation by leveraging machine learning techniques. Traditional computer architecture simulations are time-co…

cs.AR2023

Enabling Design Space Exploration of DRAM Caches in Emerging Memory Systems

Maryam Babaie, Ayaz Akram, Jason Lowe-Power

The increasing growth of applications' memory capacity and performance demands has led the CPU vendors to deploy heterogeneous memory systems either within a single system or via d…

cs.AR2023★ 1 cited

A Cycle-level Unified DRAM Cache Controller Model for 3DXPoint Memory Systems in gem5

Maryam Babaie, Ayaz Akram, Jason Lowe-Power

To accommodate the growing memory footprints of today's applications, CPU vendors have employed large DRAM caches, backed by large non-volatile memories like Intel Optane (e.g., In…

cs.AR2020★ 16 cited

The gem5 Simulator: Version 20.0+

Jason Lowe-Power, Abdul Mutaal Ahmad, Ayaz Akram +75

The open-source and community-supported gem5 simulator is one of the most popular tools for computer architecture research. This simulation infrastructure allows researchers to mod…