Computer Performance

X is N% faster than Y.
Execution Time of Y
Execution Time of X
=
100
1
N

Amdahls law for overall speedup

Overall Speedup
=
S
F
F ) 1 (
1
F = The fraction enhanced
S = The speedup of the enhanced fraction
Using Amdahls law
Overall speedup if we make 90% of a program run 10 times faster.
Overall Speedup
10
9 . 0
) 9 . 0 1 (
1

26 . 5
09 . 0 1 . 0
1

F = 0.9 S = 10
= =
Overall speedup if we make 80% of a program run 20% faster.
Overall Speedup
2 . 1
8 . 0
) 8 . 0 1 (
1

153 . 1
66 . 0 2 . 0
1

F = 0.8 S = 1.2
= =