Presenting an overview and in-depth analysis of different methods, Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking explains how design changes can be evaluated during the design of a microprocessor or computer system, providing techniques for evaluation. It covers simulation, statistical methods, and analytic modeling. Featuring both analytic and quantitative evaluation, the text explores the areas of sampling, simulation points, statistics for modeling, and statistical simulation along with various case studies and examples. Written by renowned researchers in the field, this is an ideal reference for computer engineers, computer architects, computer designers, and designers of microprocessors.