The formula to calculate the Million Instructions Per Second (MIPS) is:
\[ \text{MIPS} = \frac{\text{IC}}{\text{ET} \cdot 10^6} \]
Where:
MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) is a measure of a computer's processor speed. It is calculated by dividing the instruction count by the product of the execution time and 10 to the power of 6. This metric is used to evaluate the performance of a processor in executing instructions.
Let's consider an example:
Using the formula to calculate the MIPS:
\[ \text{MIPS} = \frac{500,000,000}{2 \cdot 10^6} = 250 \, \text{mil-ins/s} \]
This demonstrates that with an instruction count of 500,000,000 and an execution time of 2 seconds, the MIPS would be 250 mil-ins/s.