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# Cache size
//-size (bytes) 2048
//-size (bytes) 4096
//-size (bytes) 32768
//-size (bytes) 262144
//-size (bytes) 1048576
//-size (bytes) 2097152
//-size (bytes) 4194304
//-size (bytes) 8388608
//-size (bytes) 16777216
//-size (bytes) 33554432
//-size (bytes) 134217728
//-size (bytes) 67108864
-size (bytes) 1073741824

# Line size
//-block size (bytes) 8
-block size (bytes) 64

# To model Fully Associative cache, set associativity to zero
//-associativity 0
//-associativity 2
//-associativity 4
-associativity 8
//-associativity 16

-read-write port 1
-exclusive read port 0
-exclusive write port 0
-single ended read ports 0

# Multiple banks connected using a bus
-UCA bank count 1
-technology (u) 0.022
//-technology (u) 0.040
//-technology (u) 0.032
//-technology (u) 0.090

# following three parameters are meaningful only for main memories

-page size (bits) 8192 
-burst length 8
-internal prefetch width 8

# following parameter can have one of five values -- (itrs-hp, itrs-lstp, itrs-lop, lp-dram, comm-dram)
-Data array cell type - "itrs-hp"
//-Data array cell type - "itrs-lstp"
//-Data array cell type - "itrs-lop"

# following parameter can have one of three values -- (itrs-hp, itrs-lstp, itrs-lop)
-Data array peripheral type - "itrs-hp"
//-Data array peripheral type - "itrs-lstp"
//-Data array peripheral type - "itrs-lop"

# following parameter can have one of five values -- (itrs-hp, itrs-lstp, itrs-lop, lp-dram, comm-dram)
-Tag array cell type - "itrs-hp"
//-Tag array cell type - "itrs-lstp"
//-Tag array cell type - "itrs-lop"

# following parameter can have one of three values -- (itrs-hp, itrs-lstp, itrs-lop)
-Tag array peripheral type - "itrs-hp"
//-Tag array peripheral type - "itrs-lstp"
//-Tag array peripheral type - "itrs-lop

# Bus width include data bits and address bits required by the decoder
//-output/input bus width 16
-output/input bus width 512

// 300-400 in steps of 10
-operating temperature (K) 360

# Type of memory - cache (with a tag array) or ram (scratch ram similar to a register file) 
# or main memory (no tag array and every access will happen at a page granularity Ref: CACTI 5.3 report)
-cache type "cache"
//-cache type "ram"
//-cache type "main memory"

# to model special structure like branch target buffers, directory, etc. 
# change the tag size parameter
# if you want cacti to calculate the tagbits, set the tag size to "default"
-tag size (b) "default"
//-tag size (b) 22

# fast - data and tag access happen in parallel
# sequential - data array is accessed after accessing the tag array
# normal - data array lookup and tag access happen in parallel
#          final data block is broadcasted in data array h-tree 
#          after getting the signal from the tag array
//-access mode (normal, sequential, fast) - "fast"
-access mode (normal, sequential, fast) - "normal"
//-access mode (normal, sequential, fast) - "sequential"


# DESIGN OBJECTIVE for UCA (or banks in NUCA)
-design objective (weight delay, dynamic power, leakage power, cycle time, area) 0:0:0:100:0

# Percentage deviation from the minimum value 
# Ex: A deviation value of 10:1000:1000:1000:1000 will try to find an organization
# that compromises at most 10% delay. 
# NOTE: Try reasonable values for % deviation. Inconsistent deviation
# percentage values will not produce any valid organizations. For example,
# 0:0:100:100:100 will try to identify an organization that has both
# least delay and dynamic power. Since such an organization is not possible, CACTI will
# throw an error. Refer CACTI-6 Technical report for more details
-deviate (delay, dynamic power, leakage power, cycle time, area) 20:100000:100000:100000:100000

# Objective for NUCA
-NUCAdesign objective (weight delay, dynamic power, leakage power, cycle time, area) 100:100:0:0:100
-NUCAdeviate (delay, dynamic power, leakage power, cycle time, area) 10:10000:10000:10000:10000

# Set optimize tag to ED or ED^2 to obtain a cache configuration optimized for
# energy-delay or energy-delay sq. product
# Note: Optimize tag will disable weight or deviate values mentioned above
# Set it to NONE to let weight and deviate values determine the 
# appropriate cache configuration
//-Optimize ED or ED^2 (ED, ED^2, NONE): "ED"
-Optimize ED or ED^2 (ED, ED^2, NONE): "ED^2"
//-Optimize ED or ED^2 (ED, ED^2, NONE): "NONE"

-Cache model (NUCA, UCA)  - "UCA"
//-Cache model (NUCA, UCA)  - "NUCA"

# In order for CACTI to find the optimal NUCA bank value the following
# variable should be assigned 0.
-NUCA bank count 0

# NOTE: for nuca network frequency is set to a default value of 
# 5GHz in time.c. CACTI automatically
# calculates the maximum possible frequency and downgrades this value if necessary

# By default CACTI considers both full-swing and low-swing 
# wires to find an optimal configuration. However, it is possible to 
# restrict the search space by changing the signalling from "default" to 
# "fullswing" or "lowswing" type.
//-Wire signalling (fullswing, lowswing, default) - "Global_10"
-Wire signalling (fullswing, lowswing, default) - "default"
//-Wire signalling (fullswing, lowswing, default) - "lowswing"

//-Wire inside mat - "global"
-Wire inside mat - "semi-global"
//-Wire outside mat - "global"
-Wire outside mat - "semi-global"

//-Interconnect projection - "conservative"
-Interconnect projection - "aggressive"

# Contention in network (which is a function of core count and cache level) is one of
# the critical factor used for deciding the optimal bank count value
# core count can be 4, 8, or 16
//-Core count 4
-Core count 8
//-Core count 16
-Cache level (L2/L3) - "L3"

-Add ECC - "true"

//-Print level (DETAILED, CONCISE) - "CONCISE"
-Print level (DETAILED, CONCISE) - "DETAILED"

# for debugging
//-Print input parameters - "true"
-Print input parameters - "false"
# force CACTI to model the cache with the 
# following Ndbl, Ndwl, Nspd, Ndsam,
# and Ndcm values
//-Force cache config - "true"
-Force cache config - "false"
-Ndwl 1
-Ndbl 1
-Nspd 0
-Ndcm 1
-Ndsam1 0
-Ndsam2 0