Trace size calculator

ParameterValueUnit
GHz
s
High fidelity · 48-bit
s
cycles/sample
bytes
Samples per section—samples
Bytes per section—bytes
Low fidelity · 32-bit
s
cycles/sample
bytes
Samples per section—samples
Bytes per section—bytes

Estimated trace size (S)

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ComponentSize
High fidelity (6 B/sample)—
Low fidelity (4 B/sample)—
High samples—
Low samples—
—

Target cycles c = — cycles

Reference-cycle model: c = sref × t. Average-rate approximation: S ≈ (sref · t / (sh + sℓ)) · (6sh/rh + 4sℓ/rℓ). The calculator counts whole samples per section, including the final partial section: S = 6Nh + 4Nℓ bytes. Duration arrows snap to whole samples using si = Ni · ri / sref.