Pipelined Execution

Instruction Fetch

Operand Fetch

Write-back
Execution
Decode
Instruction Instruction Instruction Instruction Instruction
Cycle n Result k-4
k k-1 k-2 k-3 k-4

Instruction Instruction Instruction Instruction Instruction

Cycle n+1 Result k-3
k+1 k k-1 k-2 k-3

Instruction Instruction Instruction Instruction Instruction

Cycle n+2 Result k-2
k+2 k+1 k k-1 k-2

Instruction Instruction Instruction Instruction Instruction

Cycle n+3 Result k-1
k+3 k+2 k+1 k k-1

Instruction Instruction Instruction Instruction Instruction

Cycle n+4 Result k
k+4 k+3 k+2 k+1 k