For a Data Cache with a 92% Hit Rate and a 2-Cycle

question 8

Essay

For a data cache with a 92% hit rate and a 2-cycle hit latency, calculate the average memory access latency. Assume that latency to memory and the cache miss penalty together is 124 cycles. Note: The cache must be accessed after memory returns the data.

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