Question

Which factors (at least 3) determine the size of a microprocessor?

Answer 1

Answer:

PERFORMANCE VS POWER CONSUMPTION

1. Instruction set

• RISC vs CISC
• Number of registers
• Number of instructions

1. Word size

• 32 vs 64 bits for example

1. Cache

• size
• location / levels

1. Implementation

• layout and interconnections
• Feature size of process

1. Integration of Modular features

• MMU
• Crypto
• FPU
• DMA
• Co processors

1. Architecture

• system bus having cross bar
• dual port memory

This is just an overview there is much more. However the general idea for this question should be present.

Three rough areas of trade off ;

• Performance
• Power
• Area

These are usually interconnected and usually you cannot have all three . Cost is usually hidden under one of them.

Hope this will you.