<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Modern processors achieve high performance through pipelining, executing multiple instructions in parallel.</li><li>Pipelining splits CPU tasks into specialized stages, analogous to an assembly line, improving efficiency.</li><li>In a pipelined system, each stage processes a specific task, allowing for simultaneous instruction execution.</li><li>Data hazards can cause stalls in CPU pipelines when dependencies between instructions arise.</li><li>Control hazards, like branching decisions, can slow down pipelines as CPUs await evaluation results.</li><li>Structural hazards occur when multiple instructions require the same CPU resource simultaneously.</li><li>Pipeline stalls, or bubbles, can be managed using various techniques like hazard detection units and out-of-order execution.</li><li>Understanding these bottlenecks is crucial in optimizing pipeline efficiency and overall CPU performance.</li><li>The article discusses how pipelining works, CPU pipeline stages, and strategies to overcome pipeline limitations.</li><li>Future articles will delve deeper into solutions for data, control, and structural hazards in CPU pipelining.</li></ul>

CPU Pipelining: How Modern Processors Execute Instructions Faster

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