Instruction prefetcher dynamically controlled by readily available prefetcher accuracy

According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a branch prediction unit, a fetch unit, and a pre-fetch circuit or unit. The branch prediction unit may be configured to output a predicted instruction. The fetch unit may be configured to fetch a next instruction from a cache memory. The pre-fetcher circuit may be configured to pre-fetch a previously predicted instruction into the cache memory based upon a relationship between the predicted instruction and the next instruction.