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Machine A has a clock rate of 200 MHz and Machine B has a clock rate of 250 MHz. Machine A took 0.2 seconds to complete a benchmark program while Machine B took 0.18 seconds. Machine B is faster because even though it had more total instructions, it had a higher clock rate and lower CPI, allowing it to execute instructions faster than Machine A despite having more total instructions. The document provides measurements of instruction counts and CPI values for different instruction types on the two machines to calculate their effective CPI, MIPS rate, and execution times to determine which machine is faster.

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Machine A has a clock rate of 200 MHz and Machine B has a clock rate of 250 MHz. Machine A took 0.2 seconds to complete a benchmark program while Machine B took 0.18 seconds. Machine B is faster because even though it had more total instructions, it had a higher clock rate and lower CPI, allowing it to execute instructions faster than Machine A despite having more total instructions. The document provides measurements of instruction counts and CPI values for different instruction types on the two machines to calculate their effective CPI, MIPS rate, and execution times to determine which machine is faster.

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KT14203- Computer Architecture and Organization

Sekolah Kejuruteraan dan Teknologi Maklumat

Keakitekturan Komputer
Semester 2 2013/2014

Quiz #1

Marked question (20 marks)

Consider two different machines, with two different instruction sets, named as
machine A and B. Machine A has a processor with a clock rate of 200 Mhz, while
Machine B is 250 MHz. The following measurements are recorded on the two
machines running a given set of benchmark program:

Instruction type Instruction count (millions) CPI


Machine A
Arithmetic and 8 1
logic 4 3
Load and store 2 4
Branch 4 3
Others
Machine B
Arithmetic and 10 1
logic 8 2
Load and store 2 4
Branch 4 3
Others

1. Determine the effective CPI, MIPS rate and execution time for each
machine.
(12 marks)
Answer:

2 marks for each CPI, MIPS and time for each machine, thus 2 x 3 x 2 = 12
marks.
KT14203- Computer Architecture and Organization

CPI A
CPI i Ii

8 1 4 3 2 4 4 3 10 6 2.22
Ic 8 4 2 4 10 6
f 200 10 6
MIPS A 90
CPI A 10 6 2.22 10 6
I c CPI A 18 10 6 2.2
CPU A 0.2 s
f 200 10 6

CPI B
CPI i Ii

10 1 8 2 2 4 4 3 10 6 1.92
Ic 10 8 2 4 10 6
f 250 10 6
MIPS B 130.21
CPI B 10 6 1.92 10 6
I c CPI B 24 10 6 1.92
CPU B 0.18 s
f 250 10 6

2. Answer the following questions


a. Which machine is faster? Why? (2 marks)

Answer:

Machine B is faster [1] as it used only 0.18s to complete the


benchmark program while machine A used 0.2 s [1].

b. Based on the machines clock rate, MIPS and CPI values, explain
why Machine B completes the execution of the benchmark
program quicker than Machine A although Machine B has more
instructions than Machine A?
(6 marks)
Answer:
Student must able to relate the clock rate, MIPS and CPI to answer
this question. Sample solution as follows:
Machine Bs CPI is less than Machine A, which means B can
execute more instruction per clock cycle than A [2]. Coupled with
the clock rate, where machine Bs is higher (B has more clock cycle
per second) [2], the MIPS rate is much higher for machine B.
Although the Ic of B is 1/3 more than A, B is capable of executing
45% instructions more than A [2] per second. Hence, B can
complete the execution only in 0.18s while A in 0.2 s.

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