align32 vs nac32 Performance Comparison: Benchmark Slowdown Analysis #2050971 (License: Personal Use)

The chart displays performance slowdown (relative to a static baseline) for two instruction alignment strategies-align32 and nac32-across 16 computational benchmarks such as crafty, gcc, perlbench, vortex, and an overall average. While nac32 generally yields higher slowdowns (e.g., +12.3% in crafty, +12.8% in perlbench), align32 shows more consistent, often lower overhead, with notable improvements in eon (-2.5%) and vpr (-2.1%). The average slowdown is +2.4% for align32 versus +4.5% for nac32.

Used in computer architecture or compiler optimization articles/reports to illustrate trade-offs between static and dynamic alignment techniques; targets researchers, developers, and performance engineers evaluating instruction layout strategies for x86/ARM processors.