Research Article

Processor Energy Characterization for Compiler-Assisted Software Energy Reduction

Table 2

Average energy consumptions for The multiperformance processor.

Memory access type Energy (nJ per word)

I-SPM read 0.3774
I-Cache hit 1.433
I-Cache miss 57.897
D-SPM read 0.3774
D-SPM write 0.5053
SDRAM data read 42.6466
SDRAM data write 18.3986