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This document contains 11 questions related to analyzing CPU performance metrics like CPI (cycles per instruction), SPECratio (a benchmark ratio comparing reference and execution times), and how these metrics change based on variations in clock rate, number of instructions, and execution time. It involves calculating new values for metrics like CPI, execution time, number of instructions, and clock rate when one or more of the variables are increased or decreased by a given percentage.

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Computer Architecture Solution

This document contains 11 questions related to analyzing CPU performance metrics like CPI (cycles per instruction), SPECratio (a benchmark ratio comparing reference and execution times), and how these metrics change based on variations in clock rate, number of instructions, and execution time. It involves calculating new values for metrics like CPI, execution time, number of instructions, and clock rate when one or more of the variables are increased or decreased by a given percentage.

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Homework #1

CAD

1. [5pts] Find the CPI (Cycle Per Instruction) if the clock cycle time is 0.333 nanoseconds.
Ans: 0.94
Method:
CPI = execution time / (instruction count * clock cycle time)
=

750
( 2.38910 )(0.3331 09)
12

750
796

= 0.94
2. [5pts] Find the SPECratio.
Ans: 12.9
Method:
As per definition SPECratio defined as,
SPECratio = reference time / execution time
=

9650
750

= 12.9
3. [5pts] find the increase in CPU time if the number of instructions of the benchmark is
increased by 10% without affecting the CPI.
Ans:
Increase in CPU time = 1 - 823/750 = 0.1 (10%)
instruction count * 1.1 = 2.628, CPU time = 823s
4. [5pts] find the increase in the CPU time if the number of instructions of the benchmark
is increased by 10% and the CPI is increased by 5%.

Ans:
increase in CPU time = 901/750 - 1 = 0.2 (20%)
CPI * 1.1 = 1.03, CPU time = 901s
5. [5pts] find the change in the SPECratio for this change
Ans:
SPECratio for this change = 10.7
6. [10pts] Suppose that we are developing a CPU B with a 4 GHz clock rate. We have also
added some additional instructions to the instruction set so that the number of instructions
has been increased by 15%. The execution time is reduced to 700 seconds. Find the new
CPI.
Ans:
CPI new = 1.38
instruction count new = 2.031E12, clock rate = 4.0 x 10 9
7. [10pts] This CPI value is larger than obtained in the Question 1 above as the clock rate
was increased from 3 GHz to 4 GHz. Determine whether the increase in the CPI is similar
to that of the clock rate. If they are dissimilar, why?
Ans:
they are dissimilar because instruction count has been reduced.
clock rate ratio = 4 GHz / 3 GHz = 1.33
CPI ratio = 1.38 / 0.94 = 1.47
8. [5pts] By how much has the CPU time been reduced?
Ans:
The CPU time has been reduced by 7%.
9. [10pts] For an another benchmark named P2, assume an execution time of 960 ns, CPI of
1.61, and clock rate of 3 GHz. If the execution time is reduced by an additional 10%
without affecting the CPI and with a clock rate of 4 GHz, determine the number of
instructions.
Ans:
// In 1.11.9, execution time is 960ns. but I think it is "s" not "ns".
Therefore, I will use "s" instead of "ns".

Number of instructions = 2147 x 10 9


10. [10pts] Determine clock rate required to give a further 10% reduction in CPU time
while maintaining the number of instructions and with CPI unchanged.
Ans:
clock rate new1 = 2147 x 10 9 x 1.61 / 864 = 4.0 x 10 9 = 4Ghz
CPU time * 0.9 = 864
11. [10pts] Determine the clock rate if the CPI is reduced by 15% and the CPU time by
20% while the number of instructions unchanged.
Ans:
Clock rat e new2 = 3.83 x 10 9 = 3.83Ghz
CPI * 0.85 = 1.37, execution time * 0.8 = 768s

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