Understanding the Roofline Model

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/understanding-the-roofline-model. Roofline model helps identify the theoretical limits to the attainable peak performance of your algorithm. Discover arithmetic intensity, peak performance, c++. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #parallel-programming, #cpp, #roofline-model, #parallel-computing, #refined-roofline-model, #performance-optimization, #high-performance-computing, #naive-roofline-model, and more. This story was written by: @durganshu. Learn more about this writer by checking @durganshu's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. This blog discusses the fundamentals and complexities of the Roofline performance model. Apart from the theoretical concepts, a hands-on example based on matrix multiplication in C++ (with all the relevant calculations) is showcased for better understanding.