engineering computer science MCQ #278

A CPU has a clock speed of 3.2 GHz and executes instructions at a rate of 2 instructions per cycle. What is the instruction throughput?

engineering computer science MCQ #278

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A CPU has a clock speed of 3.2 GHz and executes instructions at a rate of 2 instructions per cycle. What is the instruction throughput?

    • A) 6.4 * 10^9
    • B) 3.2 * 10^9
    • C) 1.6 * 10^9
    • D) 6.4 * 10^8

    Answer: 6.4 * 10^9

    Explanation: Instruction throughput = clock speed * instructions per cycle = 3.2 * 10^9 * 2 = 6.4 * 10^9 instructions per second.