Consider a 3GHz (Gigahertz) processor with a threestage pipeline and stage latencies τ₁, τ₂, and τ₃ such that τ₁ = 3 τ₂ / 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.