I consistently recommend Hennessy and Patterson's Turing Award Talk[1] as a good overview of the past, present and future of chip performance. [1] - This will

I consistently recommend Hennessy and Patterson's Turing Award Talk[1] as a good overview of the past, present and future of chip performance. [1] - This will take you directly to the meat of the discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LVeEjsn8Ts&t=28m10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LVeEjsn8Ts&t=28m10s