Prediction pay-off
matrix shows costs of
false negatives and false
positives
Predicted
taken
Predicted
not-taken
Actual branch
delay is
PPTAT*CPTAT +
PPNAT*CPNAT +
PPTAN*CPTAN +
PPNAN*CPNAN
Asymmetry: is it
better to have a
false negative, or a
false positive?
Actually
taken
PTAT
true positive
PNAT
false negative
Actually
not-taken
PTAN
false positive
PNAN
True negative
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