Comparing cpu systems

You are required to choose two contemporary commercial computer systems. Map the components/parts of the chosen systems to the main building blocks of the von Neumann Architecture. Explain this mapping. Conduct research with the aim of analysing and comparing the design of these computer systems. A report of this analysis and comparison, with a discussion on the trend of development, should be compiled and submitted. You are expected to conduct research external to lectures (e.g. finding evidence to support your claims from manufacturer websites, journal/conference articles, etc.). Research should focus on performance, cost and energy consumption of these computer systems. For each of these systems, you will need to explain the following aspects of design: Organisation of the processor chip(s), Instruction Set Architecture, Internal Structure of the processor, Cache Architecture and Organisation, Interconnection Architecture, Memory Management and Input/Out modules used. An instruction set should be chosen from those used for the processors in any of the two systems. An assembly language based on the chosen instruction set should be used in implementing an algorithm (you should agree on the algorithm to implement with the module leader). The algorithm should include a loop, a branch instruction, a subroutine call and some arithmetic/logic operations. Machine code should be provided for some of the instructions used in this program. You will also need to describe how parallel processing is supported by these systems. In doing this, you are expected to describe how the systems’ architecture and organisation exploit Data-level parallelism (DLP) and Task-level parallelism (TLP) in applications. In making this explanation, consideration should be given to any use of Instruction-level parallelism, Thread-level parallelism and Vector architectures and Graphic Processor Units (GPUs). An explanation should also be made of how Request-level parallelism could be adopted. An informed prediction of the future trend of the design of computer systems should be presented. This should be backed by peer-reviewed research findings.