Connecting I/O Devices to CPU/Memory

• Memory Bus

  • Short
  • Fast
  • Known set of components
  • Proprietary (don’t release design free)

• Separate I/O Bus (e.g., PCI)

  • Standard
  • Accept variety of components (w/ different BW performance)
  • Long
  • Slow

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