Day 4 results: the queue and the cliff

Measured on: (machine, OS, Python version)

Output

Paste part 1, part 2 and the scoreboard here.

The curve, drawn by hand

Utilization on the x axis, average latency on the y axis. Photo here.

One sentence per prediction

  • Q1 (50% busy):
  • Q2 (90% busy):
  • Q3 (99% busy):
  • Q4 (two servers):

Little’s Law check

Counted in system: __ Little’s Law said: __ How close, and why:

Part 2 vs part 1

Where did the real thread-based numbers drift from the simulation, and why:

Can’t explain yet