Question: Could you please explain and solve it? A processor runs at 2.5 GHz and has a CPI=1.7 for a perfect cache (i.e. without including the
Could you please explain and solve it?

A processor runs at 2.5 GHz and has a CPI=1.7 for a perfect cache (i.e. without including the stall cycles due to cache misses). Assume that load and store instructions are 15% of the instructions. The processor has an l-cache with a 4% miss rate and a D-cache with 6% miss rate. The hit time is 1 clock cycle for both caches. Assume that the time required to transfer a block of data from the main memory to the cache, i.e. miss penalty, is 40 ns. a) (10p) Compute the number of stall cycles per instruction and the overall CPI. b) (10p) Compute the average memory access time (AMAT) in ns
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