## Bar Chart: Avg Num. of Banks Needing Mitigation ### Overview The image is a bar chart comparing the average number of banks needing mitigation for different benchmarks under varying configurations of PRAC (likely a memory management scheme) with different thread counts (Th). The x-axis represents the benchmarks, and the y-axis represents the average number of banks needing mitigation. The chart compares PRAC-1, PRAC-2, and PRAC-4, each with thread counts of 64, 128, and 256. ### Components/Axes * **Y-axis Title:** Avg Num. of Banks Needing Mitigation * **Y-axis Scale:** 0.95 to 1.20, with tick marks at 0.95, 1.00, 1.05, 1.10, 1.15, and 1.20. * **X-axis Labels:** 429.mcf, 433.milc, 434.zeusmp, 437.leslie3d, 450.soplex, 459.GemsFDTD, 470.lbm, 519.lbm, 520.omnetpp, 549.fotonik3d, bfs\_cm2003, bfs\_dblp, bfs\_ny, gups, h264\_encode * **Legend:** Located at the top of the chart. * PRAC-1 (Th=64): Dark Teal * PRAC-2 (Th=64): Dark Gray * PRAC-4 (Th=64): Dark Red * PRAC-1 (Th=128): Dark Teal with crosshatch * PRAC-2 (Th=128): Dark Gray with crosshatch * PRAC-4 (Th=128): Dark Red with crosshatch * PRAC-1 (Th=256): Dark Teal with backslash hatch * PRAC-2 (Th=256): Dark Gray with backslash hatch * PRAC-4 (Th=256): Dark Red with backslash hatch ### Detailed Analysis The chart displays the average number of banks needing mitigation for various benchmarks under different PRAC configurations. Each benchmark has a group of three bars, representing PRAC-1, PRAC-2, and PRAC-4. Each of these bars is further subdivided into three, representing thread counts of 64, 128, and 256. Here's a breakdown of the approximate values for each benchmark: * **429.mcf:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.01 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.01 * **433.milc:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.00 * **434.zeusmp:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.00 * **437.leslie3d:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.02 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.02 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.02 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.02 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.02 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.02 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.02 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.02 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.02 * **450.soplex:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.10 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.12 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.12 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.10 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.12 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.12 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.10 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.12 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.12 * **459.GemsFDTD:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.00 * **470.lbm:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.01 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.01 * **519.lbm:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.01 * **520.omnetpp:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.01 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.01 * **549.fotonik3d:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.00 * **bfs\_cm2003:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.01 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.01 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.01 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.01 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.01 * **bfs\_dblp:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.00 * **bfs\_ny:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.00 * **gups:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.00 * **h264\_encode:** * PRAC-1 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=64): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=128): ~1.00 * PRAC-1 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-2 (Th=256): ~1.00 * PRAC-4 (Th=256): ~1.00 ### Key Observations * For most benchmarks, the average number of banks needing mitigation is around 1.00, indicating a stable performance across different PRAC configurations and thread counts. * The benchmark '450.soplex' shows a significantly higher average number of banks needing mitigation compared to other benchmarks, with values around 1.10-1.12. * The benchmark '437.leslie3d' shows a slightly higher average number of banks needing mitigation compared to most other benchmarks, with values around 1.02. * There is little variation in the average number of banks needing mitigation across different thread counts (64, 128, 256) for each PRAC configuration. ### Interpretation The data suggests that the PRAC configurations and thread counts have a minimal impact on the average number of banks needing mitigation for most of the benchmarks tested. The '450.soplex' benchmark stands out as an outlier, indicating that it may have memory access patterns that are more sensitive to the PRAC configurations or that it simply requires more mitigation. The consistency across thread counts suggests that the number of threads does not significantly affect the need for bank mitigation in these scenarios. Further investigation into the memory access patterns of '450.soplex' could provide insights into why it requires more bank mitigation.