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Computer Architecture 2009 – PC Structure and Peripherals1

Computer ArchitectureComputer Architecture

PC Structure and PC Structure and PeripheralsPeripheralsDr. Lihu Rappoport


MemoryMemory


SRAM vs. DRAMSRAM vs. DRAM Random Access: access time is the same for all locations

DRAM – Dynamic RAM SRAM – Static RAM

Refresh Regular refresh (~1% time) No refresh needed

Address Address muxed: row+ column

Address not multiplexed

Access Not true “Random Access” True “Random Access”

density High (1 Transistor/bit) Low (6 Transistor/bit)

Power low high

Speed slow fast

Price/bit low high

Typical usage

Main memory cache


Capacity Speed

Logic 2× in 3 years 2× in 3 years

DRAM 4× in 3 years 1.4× in 10 years

Disk 2× in 3 years 1.4× in 10 years

Technology TrendsTechnology Trends

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Basic DRAM chipBasic DRAM chip

Addressing sequence Row address and then RAS# asserted RAS# to CAS# delay Column address and then CAS# asserted DATA transfer

Row latch

Row addressdecoder

Column addrdecoder

Column latchCAS#

RAS# Data

Memoryarray

Memory address bus

Addr


Addressing sequenceAddressing sequence

Access sequence Put row address on data bus and assert RAS#

Wait for RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) Put column address on data bus and assert CAS# DATA transfer Precharge

tRAC–Access time

RAS/CAS delay

Precharge delay

RAS#

Data

A[0:7]

CAS#

Data n

Row i Col n Row jX

CL - CAS latency

X


Basic SDRAM controllerBasic SDRAM controller

DRAM

addressdecoder

Timedelaygen.

addressmux

RAS#

CAS#

R/W#

A[20:23]

A[10:19]

A[0:9]

Memory address busD[0:7]

Select

Chipselect

DRAM data must be periodically refreshed Needed to keep data correct DRAM controller performs DRAM refresh, using refresh

counter


Paged Mode DRAM– Multiple accesses to different columns from same row– Saves RAS and RAS to CAS delay

Extended Data Output RAM (EDO RAM)– A data output latch enables to parallel next column address with

current column data

Improved DRAM Improved DRAM SchemesSchemes

RAS#

Data

A[0:7]

CAS#

Data n D n+1

Row X Col n X Col n+1 X Col n+2 X

D n+2

X

RAS#

Data

A[0:7]

CAS#

Data n Data n+1

Row X Col n X Col n+1 X Col n+2 X

Data n+2

X


Burst DRAM– Generates consecutive column address by itself

Improved DRAM Schemes Improved DRAM Schemes (cont)(cont)

RAS#

Data

A[0:7]

CAS#

Data n Data n+1

Row X Col n X

Data n+2

X


Synchronous DRAM – SDRAMSynchronous DRAM – SDRAM All signals are referenced to an external clock (100MHz-

200MHz) Makes timing more precise with other system devices

Multiple Banks Multiple pages open simultaneously (one per bank)

Command driven functionality instead of signal driven ACTIVE: selects both the bank and the row to be activated

• ACTIVE to a new bank can be issued while accessing current bank READ/WRITE: select column

Read and write accesses to the SDRAM are burst oriented Successive column locations accessed in the given row Burst length is programmable: 1, 2, 4, 8, and full-page

• May end full-page burst by BURST TERMINATE to get arbitrary burst length

A user programmable Mode Register CAS latency, burst length, burst type

Auto pre-charge: may close row at last read/write in burst Auto refresh: internal counters generate refresh address


SDRAM TimingSDRAM Timing

tRCD: ACTIVE to READ/WRITE gap = tRCD(MIN) / clock period

tRC: successive ACTIVE to a different row in the same bank

tRRD: successive ACTIVE commands to different banks

clock

cmd

Bank

Data

Addr

NOP

X

Data j Data k

ACT

Bank 0

Row i X

RD

Bank 0

Col j

t RCD >20ns

RD+PC

Bank 0

Col k

ACT

Bank 0

Row l

t RC>70ns

ACT

Bank 1

Row m

t RRD >20ns

CL=2

NOP

X

X

NOP

X

X

NOP

X

X

RD

Bank 0

Col q

RD

Bank 1

Col n

NOP

X

X

NOP

X

X

Data n Data q

BL = 1


DDR-SDRAMDDR-SDRAM 2n-prefetch architecture

The DRAM cells are clocked at the same speed as SDR SDRAM

Internal data bus is twice the width of the external data bus

Data capture occurs twice per clock cycle• Lower half of the bus sampled at clock rise• Upper half of the bus sampled at clock fall

Uses 2.5V (vs. 3.3V in SDRAM) Reduced power consumption

0:n-1

n:2n-1

0:n-1

200MHz clock

0:2n-1SDRAMArray


DDR SDRAM TimingDDR SDRAM Timing

133MHzclock

cmd

Bank

Data

Addr

NOP

X

ACT

Bank 0

Row i X

RD

Bank 0

Col j

tRCD >20ns

ACT

Bank 0

Row l

t RC>70ns

ACT

Bank 1

Row m

t RRD >20ns

CL=2

NOP

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X

NOP

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NOP

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X

RD

Bank 1

Col n

NOP

X

X

NOP

X

X

NOP

X

X

NOP

X

X

j +1 +2 +3 n +1 +2 +3


DIMMsDIMMs DIMM: Dual In-line Memory Module

A small circuit board that holds memory chips

64-bit wide data path (72 bit with parity) Single sided: 9 chips, each with 8 bit data bus

• 512 Mbit / chip 8 chips 512 Mbyte per DIMM Dual sided: 18 chips, each with 4 bit data bus

• 256 Mbit / chip 16 chips 512 Mbyte per DIMM


DRAM StandardsDRAM Standards SDR SDRAM: PC66, PC100 and PC133 DDR SDRAM

Total BW for DDR400 3200M Byte/sec = 64 bit2200MHz / 8 (bit/byte)

Dual channel DDR SDRAM Uses 2 64 bit DIMM modules in parallel to get a 128

data bus Total BW for DDR400 dual channel: 6400M Byte/sec

= 128 bit2200MHz /8

DDR200

DDR266

DDR333

DDR400

DDR533

Bus freq (MHz) 100 133 167 200 266

Bit/pin (Mbps) 200 266 333 400 533

Total bandwidth (M Byte/sec )

1600 2133 2666 3200 4264


DRAM StandardsDRAM StandardsLabel Name Effective

Clock RateData Bus Bandwidth

PC66 SDRAM 66 MHz 64 Bit 0,5 GB/s



PC1600 DDR200 100 MHz 64 Bit 1,6 GB/s

PC1600 DDR200 Dual 100 MHz 2 x 64 Bit 3,2 GB/s

PC2100 DDR266 133 MHz 64 Bit 2,1 GB/s


PC2700 DDR333 166 MHz 64 Bit 2,7 GB/s


PC3200 DDR400 200 MHz 64 Bit 3,2 GB/s


PC4200 DDR533 266 MHz 64 Bit 4,2 GB/s



DDR Memory PerformanceDDR Memory Performance

Source: http://www.tomshardware.com/


DDR2DDR2

DDR2 achieves high-speed using 4-bit prefetch architecture SDRAM cells read/write 4× the

amount of data as the external bus

DDR2-533 cell works at the same frequency as a DDR266 SDRAM or a PC133 SDRAM cell

This method comes at a price of increased latency DDR2-based systems may

perform worse than DDR1-based systems


DDR2 – Other FeaturesDDR2 – Other Features Shortened page size for reduced activation

power Each time an ACTIVATE command is given, all bits

in the page are read • A major contributor to the active power

A device with a shorter page size has a significantly lower power

512Mb DDR2 page size is 1KByte vs. 2KB for 512Mb DDR1

Eight banks in 1Gb densities and above Increases flexibility in DRAM accesses Also increases the power


DDR2 vs DDR1 SDRAMDDR2 vs DDR1 SDRAM　 DDR1 DDR 2

Data Bus 64 bit 64 bit

Data Rate200/266/333/400

Mbps400/533/667/800

Mbps

Bus Frequency100/133/166/200

MHz 200/266/333/400

MHz

DRAM Frequency 100/133/166/200

MHz 100/133/166/200

MHz

Operation Voltage 2.5V 1.8V

Package TSOP FBGA

Densities 128Mb~1Gb 256Mb~2Gb

Prefetch size 2 bits 4 bits

Burst length 2/4/8 4/8

CAS Latency 2, 2.5, 3 3, 4, 5

Data Bandwidth 3.2GBs 6.4GBs

Power Consumption

399mW 217mW


DDR2 LatencyDDR2 Latency Many DDR2-533 modules have 4-4-4 timings

(CAS Latency - RAS to CAS Delay - RAS Precharge Time) 1.5× latency compared to DDR400 2–3–2

• 30% growth of bandwidth does not compensates access time worsening DDR2-533 latency improves considerably at 3-3-3 timings

only 12% worse than the latency of 2-3-2 DDR400

Memory Timings Latency dual-channel BW

DDR400 2.5–3–3 12.5 ns 6.4 GB/sec

DDR400 2–3–2 10 ns 6.4 GB/sec

DDR533 3–4–4 11.2 ns 8.5 GB/sec

DDR533 2.5–3–3 9.4 ns 8.5 GB/sec

DDR2-533 5–5–5 18.8 ns 8.5 GB/sec

DDR2-533 4–4–4 15 ns 8.5 GB/sec

DDR2-533 3–3–3 11.2 ns 8.5 GB/sec

DDR2-600 5–5–5 16.6 ns 9.6 GB/sec

DDR2-600 4–4–4 13.3 ns 9.6 GB/sec


DDR2 Latency (cont.)DDR2 Latency (cont.) Performance tests

DDR2-533 with 4-4-4 timings worse than DDR400 2–3–2 DDR2-533 with 3-3-3 timings better than DDR400 2–3–2

DDR2-533 modules with 3-3-3 timings Supported by 925/915 best choice for enthusiastic users significant improvement

Over-clocked motherboards clock DDR2-533 at 600MHz realized through undocumented memory frequency ratios

available in i925/i915

The performance of DDR2-based systems is more

sensitive to a lower latency than to a higher frequency We get practically nothing from using DDR2-600 SDRAM

with i925/i915


DDR3DDR3 30% a power consumption reduction compared to DDR2

1.5 V supply voltage, compared to DDR2's 1.8 V or DDR's 2.5 V

90 nanometer fabrication technology

Higher bandwidth 8 bit deep prefetch buffer (vs. 4 bit in DDR2 and 2 bit in DDR)

Transfer data rate Effective clock rate of 800–1600 MHz using both rising and

falling edges of a 400–800 MHz I/O clock. DDR2: 400–800 MHz using a 200–400 MHz I/O clock DDR: 200–400 MHz based on a 100–200 MHz I/O clock

DDR3 DIMMs 240 pins, the same number as DDR2, and are the same size Electrically incompatible, and have a different key notch

location


SRAM – Static RAM SRAM – Static RAM True random access High speed, low density, high power No refresh Address not multiplexed DDR SRAM

2 READs or 2 WRITEs per clock Common or Separate I/O DDRII: 200MHz to 333MHz Operation; Density:

18/36/72Mb+ QDR SRAM

Two separate DDR ports: one read and one write One DDR address bus: alternating between the read

address and the write address QDRII: 250MHz to 333MHz Operation; Density:

18/36/72Mb+


Read Only Memory (ROM)Read Only Memory (ROM) Random Access Non volatile ROM Types

PROM – Programmable ROM• Burnt once using special equipment

EPROM – Erasable PROM• Can be erased by exposure to UV, and then

reprogrammed E2PROM – Electrically Erasable PROM

• Can be erased and reprogrammed on board• Write time (programming) much longer than RAM• Limited number of writes (thousands)


Flash MemoryFlash Memory Non-volatile, rewritable memory

limited lifespan of around 100,000 write cycles Flash drives compared to HD drives:

Smaller size, faster, lighter, noiseless, consume less energy Withstanding shocks up to 2000 Gs

• Equivalent to a 10 foot drop onto concrete - without losing data Lower capacity (8GB), but going up Much more expensive (cost/byte): currently ~20$/1GB

NOR Flash Supports per-byte addressing Suitable for storing code (e.g. BIOS, cell phone SW)

NAND Flash Supports page-mode addressing (e.g., 1KB blocks) Suitable for storing large data (e.g. pictures, songs)


The MotherboardThe Motherboard


Motherboard with PCI ExpressMotherboard with PCI ExpressMonitor

L2 Cache

CPU

FSB800MHz Graphics

Adaptor

Video BuffNorthBridge

DRAMCtrlr

I/O Controller

FloppyDiskDrive

Key-board

HardDiskDrive

CD/DVDROMDrive

South Bridge

IDE Ctrlr

PCI Express × 16

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USB Ctrlr

Hub interface

LCP

SATACtrlr

HardDiskDrive

PS2mouse

USBmouse

PCI Bus: 133MB/s = 32bit ×33MHz

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The MotherboardThe MotherboardIEEE-1394a header

audio header

PCI add-in card connector

PCI express x1 connector

PCI express x16 connector

Back panel connectors

Processor core power connector

Rear chassis fan header

LGA775 processor socket

GMCH: North Bridge + integ GFXProcessor fan header

DIMM Channel A socketsSerial port headerDIMM Channel B sockets

Diskette drive connectorMain Power connector

BatteryICH: South Bridge + integ Audio

4 × SATA connectors

Front panel USB header

Speaker

Parallel ATA IDE connector

High Def. Audio header

PCI add-in card connector


How to get the most of How to get the most of Memory ?Memory ?

Single Channel DDR

Dual channel DDR Each DIMM pair must be the same

Balance FSB and memory bandwidth 800MHz FSB provides 800MHz × 64bit / 8 = 6.4 G

Byte/sec Dual Channel DDR400 SDRAM also provides 6.4 G

Byte/sec

L2 Cache

CPU

FSB – Front Side Bus

MemoryMemory Bus

NorthBridge DRAM

Ctrlr

CH A DDRDIMM

DDRDIMM

DDRDIMM

DDRDIMM

CH B

L2 Cache

CPU

FSB – Front Side Bus NorthBridge DRAM

Ctrlr


How to get the most of How to get the most of Memory ? Memory ?

Each DDR DIMM supports 4 open pages simultaneously The more open pages, the more random access It is better to have more DIMMs

• n DIMMs: 4n open pages

DIMMs can be single sided or dual sided Dual sided DIMMs may have separate CS of each side

• In this case the number of open pages is doubled (goes up to 8)

• This is not a must – dual sided DIMMs may also have a common CS for both sides, in which case, there are only 4 open pages, as with single side


Hard DisksHard Disks


Hard Disk StructureHard Disk Structure Direct access Nonvolatile, Large, inexpensive, and slow

Lowest level in the memory hierarchy Technology

Rotating platters coated with a magnetic surface Use a moveable read/write head to access the disk Each platter is divided to tracks: concentric circles Each track is divided to sectors

• Smallest unit that can be read or written Disk outer parts have more space for

sectors than the inner parts• Constant bit density: record more

sectors on the outer tracks• speed varies with track location

Buffer Cache A temporary data storage area

used to enhance drive performance

Platters

TrackSector


The IBM Ultrastar 36ZXThe IBM Ultrastar 36ZX Top view of a 36

GB, 10,000 RPM, IBM SCSIserver hard disk

10 stacked platters


Disk AccessDisk AccessRead/write data is a three-stage process

Seek time: position the arm over the proper track Average: Sum of the time for all possible seek / total # of possible seeks Due to locality of disk reference, actual average seek is shorter: 4 to 12

ms Rotational latency: wait for desired sector to rotate under head

The faster the drives spins, the shorter the rotational latency time Most disks rotate at 5,400 to 15,000 RPM

• At 7200 RPM: 8 ms per revolution An average latency to the desired information is halfway around the

disk• At 7200 RPM: 4 ms

Transfer block: read/write the data Transfer Time is a function of:

• Sector size• Rotation speed• Recording density: bits per inch on a track

Typical values: 100 MB / sec

Disk Access Time = Seek time + Rotational Latency + Transfer time

+ Controller Time + Queuing Delay


The Disk Interface – EIDEThe Disk Interface – EIDE EIDE, ATA, UltraATA, ATA 100, ATAPI: all the same interface

Uses for connecting hard disk drives and CD-ROM drives 80-pin cable, 40-pin dual header connector 100 MB/s (ATA66 is only 66MB/s) EIDE controller integrated with the motherboard (in the ICH)

EIDE controller has two channels: primary and a secondary Work independently Two devices per channel: master and slave, but equal

• The 2 devices have to take turns controlling the bus• A total of four devices per cont

If there are two device on the system (e.g., a hard disk and a CD-ROM)• It is better to put them on different channels

Avoid mixing slower (CD) and faster devices (HDD) on the same channel

If doing a lot of copying from a CD-ROM drive to the CD-RW• Better performance by separating devices to separate channels


The Disk Interface – Serial ATA The Disk Interface – Serial ATA (SATA)(SATA) Point-to-point connection

Ensures dedicated 150 MB/s per device (no sharing) Dual controllers allow independent operation of each

device Thinner (7 wires), flexible, longer cables

Easier routing and improved airflow 4 wires for signaling + 3 ground wires to minimize impedance

and crosstalk New 7-pin connector design

for easier installation and better device reliability takes 1/6 the area on the system board

CRC error checking on all data and control information Increased BW supports data intensive applications such

as digital video production, digital audio storage and recording,

high-speed file sharing No configuration needed when a adding a 2nd SATA drive

One cable for each drive eliminates the need for jumpers No more figuring out which device is the master or slave

Today's hard drives are clearly below 100 MB/s Do not benefit from UltraATA / SATA


The BIOSThe BIOS


System Start-upSystem Start-upUpon computer turn-on several events occur:

1. The CPU "wakes up" and sends a message to activate the BIOS

2. BIOS runs the Power On Self Test (POST): make sure system devices are working ok Initialize system hardware and chipset registers Initialize power management Test RAM Enable the keyboard Test serial and parallel ports Initialize floppy disk drives and hard disk drive controllers Displays system summary information


System Start-up (cont.)System Start-up (cont.)3. During POST, the BIOS compares the system configuration

data obtained from POST with the system information stored on a memory chip located on the MB A CMOS chip, which is updated whenever new system

components are added Contains the latest information about system components

4. After the POST tasks are completed the BIOS looks for the boot program responsible for loading

the operating system Usually, the BIOS looks on the floppy disk drive A: followed

by drive C:

5. After boot program is loaded into memory It loads the system configuration information contained in

the registry in a Windows® environment, and device drivers

6. Finally, the operating system is loaded

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