Chapter 1 System Overview
Hippo DCA2 User’s Manual
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L2/ DCA2 Cache Efficiency Versus Application Size
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Where do the software applications fit on this curve ?
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Typica l Benchma rks usua lly utilize less tha n 5% memory loa d.
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DOS a pplica tions typica lly genera te less tha n 25% memory loa d.
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Windows 3.11 a pplica tions typica lly genera te a pproxima tely 50% memory loa d.
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OS/2 2.11, UNIX a nd Windows NT ea sily genera te 50% to 100% memory loa d
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Windows NT Adva nced Server a nd Novell Applica tion Servers routinely use 90% to 100% loa d.
* Memory Loa ds do not include virtua l disk a ccesses.
