PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND OPTIMIZING OF CONTROLLER PARAMETERS

An integrated circuit, system and method monitors parameter performance for optimization of controller performance. The integrated circuit includes a memory controller, one or more buffers coupled to the memory controller, and a performance monitoring circuit coupled to the one or more buffers and an SDRAM controller, the performance monitoring circuit to receive at least one parameter related to the buffers and provide statistical data related to the parameter. The statistical data may be used to set an amount of data to accumulate in the one or more buffers. A method includes transmitting one or more parameters related to performance of one more components of an integrated circuit to a performance monitoring circuit located within the integrated circuit. The performance monitoring circuit then determines statistical data related to the parameter independent of an interrupt to the integrated circuit. Further, the method includes transmitting the statistical data to a register in the integrated circuit and software interpreting the statistical data according to predetermined parameters to improve functionality of the component. The method includes either altering functionality or maintaining functionality of the component of the integrated circuit according to the interpretation of the statistical data.