Question: The following figures define the typical operating parameters of a processor. If the clock rate could be reduced by 15% , it would require only

The following figures define the typical operating parameters of a processor. 

Operation Arithmetic/logical instructions Register load operations. Register store operations All branch

If the clock rate could be reduced by 15% , it would require only 2 cycles to perform a registe r load. Would that be a good idea?

Operation Arithmetic/logical instructions Register load operations. Register store operations All branch instructions Frequency Cycles 45% 1 20% 10% 25% 1322

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