Consider two processors P1 and P2. P1 has a clock rate of 2 GHz, average CPI of 0.8, and requires the  execution of 5.0 x 10^9 instructions for a given task. P2 has a clock rate of 3 GHz, an average CPI of 1.2,  and requires the execution of 6.0 x 10^9 instructions for the same task.  Does the processor with the highest clock rate have a better performance? Justify  your answer.

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Consider two processors P1 and P2. P1 has a clock rate of 2 GHz, average CPI of 0.8, and requires the  execution of 5.0 x 10^9 instructions for a given task. P2 has a clock rate of 3 GHz, an average CPI of 1.2,  and requires the execution of 6.0 x 10^9 instructions for the same task. 

Does the processor with the highest clock rate have a better performance? Justify  your answer. 

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