A 5 stage pipeline is used to overlap all the instructions except the ...

∴ Throughput = Number of instructions executed/ sec
18 ns ........... one instruction
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A 5 stage pipeline is used to overlap all the instructions except the ...
Be calculated and the branch instruction can be fetched and decoded in the first stage of the pipeline. However, the actual branching decision cannot be made until the branch instruction reaches the execution stage in the pipeline. This is because the branch target address is not known until the branch instruction is executed.
In a 5-stage pipeline, the stages are typically as follows:
1. Instruction Fetch (IF): Fetch the next instruction from memory.
2. Instruction Decode (ID): Decode the fetched instruction and read the necessary register values.
3. Execute (EX): Perform the necessary calculations or operations based on the decoded instruction.
4. Memory Access (MEM): Access memory if necessary, such as loading or storing data.
5. Write Back (WB): Write the result of the instruction back to the appropriate register.
In the case of a branch instruction, the target address is calculated in the EX stage and the actual branching decision is made in the MEM stage. If the branch is taken, the pipeline needs to be flushed and the fetched instructions after the branch are discarded. The new target address is then used to fetch the next instruction after the branch.
By overlapping the execution of instructions in the pipeline, the processor can achieve higher instruction throughput and improve overall performance. However, branch instructions introduce a challenge because the target address is not known until the branch instruction is executed. To minimize the impact of branches on pipeline performance, techniques such as branch prediction and speculative execution are used.