Q. 43 Consider a 3 GHz (gigahertz) processor with a three-stage pipeline and stage latencies v1, v2, and v3 such that
v1 = 3v2/4 = 2v3. If the longest pipeline stage is split into two pipeline stages of equal latency, the new frequency is _________ GHz, ignoring delays in the pipeline registers
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 16
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
