Assuming a base CPI of 1.0 without any memory stalls, what is the total CPI for P1

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Assuming a base CPI of 1.0 without any memory stalls, what is the total CPI for P1 and P2? Which processor is faster?


In this exercise, we will look at the different ways capacity affects overall performance. In general, cache access time is proportional to capacity. Assume that main memory accesses take 70 ns and that memory accesses are 36% of all instructions. The following table shows data for L1 caches attached to each of two processors, P1 and P2.a. b. P1 P2 P1 P2 L1 Size 2 KB 4 KB 16 KB 32 KB L1 Miss Rate 8.0% 6.0% 3.4% 2.9% L1 Hit Time 0.66 ns 0.90 ns

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Computer Organization And Design The Hardware Software Interface

ISBN: 9780123747501

4th Revised Edition

Authors: David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy

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