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Systems Architecture
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Author:Stephen D. Burd
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Chapter4: Processor Technology And Architecture
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Problem 2PE: If a microprocessor has a cycle time of 0.5 nanoseconds, what’s the processor clock rate? If the...
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The following table shows three different processors P1 and P2 with different clock frequencies (or Clock Rates) and CPIs.
Processor Clock Rate CPI
P1
P2
2 GHz
3 GHz
2.5
3.0
Transcribed Image Text:The following table shows three different processors P1 and P2 with different clock frequencies (or Clock Rates) and CPIs. Processor Clock Rate CPI P1 P2 2 GHz 3 GHz 2.5 3.0
Question 1
If the instruction count is one million, the execution time of the program on P1 is
1.25 ms
2.5 ms
3 ms
1 ms
Question 2
If a program takes 1 second on P2, number of instructions executed is
1 billion
1.5 billion
3 billion
0.5 billion
Transcribed Image Text:Question 1 If the instruction count is one million, the execution time of the program on P1 is 1.25 ms 2.5 ms 3 ms 1 ms Question 2 If a program takes 1 second on P2, number of instructions executed is 1 billion 1.5 billion 3 billion 0.5 billion
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