Practice Performance Metrics (1.7) - Instruction Set Architecture, Processor Design, and Memory System
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Performance Metrics

Practice - Performance Metrics

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does CPI stand for?

💡 Hint: Recall the acronym.

Question 2 Easy

If a CPU has a clock rate of 3 GHz, how many cycles does it perform in one second?

💡 Hint: Think of what GHz translates to in cycles.

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Question 1

What does CPI measure?

1. Time taken
2. Cycles per instruction
3. Instructions per clock

💡 Hint: Think about what each letter stands for.

Question 2

Is MIPS a measure of CPU time?

True
False

💡 Hint: Review how MIPS is defined.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

A CPU with a clock speed of 3 GHz has a CPI of 1.5 and executes 1,000,000 instructions. Calculate the CPU time.

💡 Hint: Use the formula laid out in our discussion.

Challenge 2 Hard

If a CPU has a CPI of 4 and a clock rate of 5 GHz, what is the maximum MIPS the CPU can achieve?

💡 Hint: Divide the clock rate by CPI to find MIPS.

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