Question: Consider three different processors P1, P2, and P3 executing the same instruction set. P1 has a 4 GHz clock rate and a CPI of 1.5.
Consider three different processors P1, P2, and P3 executing
the same instruction set. P1 has a 4 GHz clock rate and a CPI of 1.5.
P2 has a 2.5 GHz clock rate and a CPI of 1.0. P3 has an 8.0 GHz clock rate and has a CPI
of 2.2.
- Which processor has the highest performance expressed in instructions per second?
- If the processors each execute a program in 10 seconds, find the number of cycles and the number of instructions. [10pts (4+6)] [Please show the steps of the calculation]
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