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Base Integer ISA (RV32I and RV64I) Execution Model: Design Space

Design Space for Base Integer ISA (RV32I and RV64I) Execution Model.

Design space

Design Space for Base Integer ISA (RV32I and RV64I) Execution Model is anchored on Instruction count mix, branch density, and CPI breakdown by ALU, load/store, branch, and control-transfer classes.. Convert observations into mechanism-backed decisions with explicit ownership.

  • Trade latency and throughput against power and area.

  • Prefer architecture options with clear software contract impact.

  • Quantify extension-profile cost before enabling by default.

  • Keep bring-up and validation ownership explicit.

Trend lens

diagram
BEFORE / AFTER TREND - Base Integer ISA (RV32I and RV64I) Execution Model

Instruction count mix, branch density, and CPI breakdown by ALU, load/store, branch, and control-transfer classes.
  ^
  |                           o target band
  |                    o after fix + reruns
  |             o
  |      o baseline (failing)
  +--------------------------------------------------> iteration
       capture issue      isolate mechanism      close + monitor

Use this view to confirm the gain is causal and stable across seeds.