GATE CS 2016 Set 1 — Question 42

NAT+2 / -0MediumPipeline Stages & ThroughputInstruction PipeliningComputer Organization & ArchitectureSpeedup & Efficiency

Computer Organization & Architecture → Instruction Pipelining → Pipeline Stages & Throughput

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The stage delays in a 4-stage pipeline are 800, 500, 400 and 300 picoseconds. The first stage (with delay 800 picoseconds) is replaced with a functionally equivalent design involving two stages with respective delays 600 and 350 picoseconds. The throughput increase of the pipeline is__________percent.

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