Server Processors: Efficiency and Design Optimization

This lecture by the instructor covers the inefficiencies in server processors, the trends in hardware integration, and the impact of cache sizes on performance. It delves into the taxonomy of processor designs, workload characterization, and the optimization criteria for building efficient servers. The presentation explores the methodology for server-grade CPUs, the importance of memory in online services, and the roadmap for specialization in scale-out processors. It concludes with a detailed evaluation of datacenter efficiency, the design space exploration for pod configurations, and the ideal network-on-chip architecture for improved performance.