Consider the delays from Table 7.6 and Example 7.10. Now suppose that the ALU was 20% faster. Would the cycle time of the pipelined MIPS processor change? What if the ALU were 20% slower? 

Table 7.6 Delays of circuit elements Element Parameter Delay (ps) register clk-to-Q tpeg 30 register setup tsetup 20 multiplexer 25 'mux ALU TALU 200 memory read tmem 250 register file read trFread 150 register file setup tRFsetup 20