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This article presents a fast and accurate interval-based CPU timing model that is easily implemented and integrated in the COTSon full-system simulation infrastructure. Validation against real x86 hardware demonstrates the timing model's accuracy. The end result is a software simulator that faithfully simulates x86 hardware at a speed in the tens of MIPS range.
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