We have ran Hier-RTLMP macro placer described in this [arXiv paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.11761) on our modern benchmarks. The results are as follows:
-**Ariane133-NG45-68%-1.3ns**: Following table and screenshots shows the macro placement result of Ariane133 on NG45, generated using Hier-RTLMP.
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<thcolspan="10"><palign="center">Ariane133-NG45-68%-1.3ns Hier-RTLMP (<ahref="../../Flows/NanGate45/ariane133#macro-placement-generated-by-circuit-training-ct">Link</a> to CT result) (<ahref="../../Flows/NanGate45/ariane133#flow-2-result-for-the-macro-placement-generated-by-cadence-concurrent-macro-placer">Link</a> to CMP result)</p></th>
-**BlackParrot (Quad Core)-NG45-68%-1.3ns**: Following table and screenshots shows the macro placement result of BlackParrot (Quad-Core) on NG45, generated using Hier-RTLMP.
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<thcolspan="10"><palign="center">BlackParrot-NG45-68%-1.3ns Hier-RTLMP (<ahref="../Flows/NanGate45/bp_quad/#macro-placement-generated-using-circuit-training-ct">Link</a> to CT result) (<ahref="../Flows/NanGate45/bp_quad/#macro-placement-generated-using-concurrent-macro-placer-cmp">Link</a> to CMP result)</p></th>
-**MemPool Group-NG45-68%-4ns**: Following table and screenshots shows the macro placement result of MemPool Group on NG45, generated using Hier-RTLMP.
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<thcolspan="10"><palign="center">MemPool Group-NG45-68%-4ns Hier-RTLMP (62 DRCs) (<ahref="#MemPoolGroup_NG45_68_CT">Link</a> to CT result) (<ahref="#MemPoolGroup_NG45_68_CMP">Link</a> to CMP result)</p></th>
**<span style="color:blue">[Question 1](#Question1).</span>** How does having an initial set of placement locations (from physical synthesis) affect the (relative) quality of the CT result?