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20084B/0--Jul1996 AMD-K5 Processor Performance Brief
AMD-K5TM Processor Performance Brief
This document contains information on measuring the perfor-
mance of the AMD-K5TM processor. The methodology described
here demonstrates that the AMD-K5 processor attains compa-
rable performance to the Pentium processor. A description of
the benchmark, the methodology used to rate processor perfor-
mance, and tips to ensure optimal performance when evaluat-
ing processors are included.
What is the P-Rating?
In order to more clearly report processor performance, AMD,
Cyrix, IBM Microelectronics, and SGS-Thomson jointly devel-
oped the P-Rating system. The P-Rating system reports a pro-
cessor's equivalent Pentium-level performance using a combi-
nation of actual applications for the Microsoft