Consider a 3 GHz (gigahertz) processor with a three-stage pipeline and stage latencies τ 1 , τ 2 , and τ 3 such that τ 1 = 3τ 2 /4 = 2τ 3 . If the longest pipeline stage is split into two pipeline stages of equal latency, the new frequency is _______GHz, ignoring delays in the pipeline registers.

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Consider a 3 GHz (gigahertz) processor with a three-stage pipeline and stage latencies τ₁, τ₂, and τ₃ such that τ₁ = 3τ₂/4 = 2τ₃. If the longest pipeline stage is split into two pipeline stages of equal latency, the new frequency is _______GHz, ignoring delays in the pipeline registers.

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