sentence: Execution units are also essential to microarchitecture.
sentences_after: These units perform the operations or calculations of the processor. The choice of the number of execution units, their latency and throughput is a central microarchitectural design task. The size, latency, throughput and connectivity of memories within the system are also microarchitectural decisions.
concept_name: execution unit
headings: Microarchitecture Aspects of microarchitecture
categories: Computer science