Intel® Advisor User Guide

User Guide

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enable-cache-simulation

Model CPU cache behavior on your target application.
GUI Equivalent
For basic modeling functionality:
Project Properties
Analysis Target
Memory Access Patterns Analysis
Advanced
Enable CPU cache simulation
For enhanced modeling functionality:
Project Properties
Analysis Target
Trip Counts and FLOP Analysis
Enable CPU cache simulation
 or
Analysis Workflow
[CPU | GPU] Roofline
Characterization
Enable CPU cache simulation

Syntax

--enable-cache-simulation
--no-enable-cache-simulation
Default
Off (no-enable-cache-simulation)
Actions Modified
collect
=map
collect
=tripcounts
collect
=roofline
collect
=offload
Usage
Enabling can increase collection overhead.
Cache simulation modeling applies to the following:
  • Memory Access Patterns analysis - This basic simulation functionality models accurate memory footprints, miss information, and cache line utilization for a downstream Memory Access Patterns report.
  • CPU / Memory Roofline Insights
     perspective - This enhanced simulation functionality models multiple levels of cache for a downstream Memory-Level Roofline chart or Roofline interactive HTML report.
Example
Run a Memory Access Patterns analysis. Enable cache simulation with basic functionality and default cache parameters to collect cache modeling data for a downstream Memory Access Patterns report. 
advisor --collect=map --enable-cache-simulation --project-dir=./advi_results -- ./myApplication
Run a Roofline analysis for all memory levels. 
advisor --collect=roofline --enable-cache-simulation --project-dir=./advi_results -- ./myApplication

Product and Performance Information

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Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.