Benchmark Results Certified By Our Competitors

The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) (pronounced “Embassy”) is an independent organization funded by over 40 processor vendors and Systems companies. Members include Tensilica, Intel, ARM, MIPS, Texas Instrument, IBM, NEC, Motorola - a who’s who of processor vendors. The are five different EEMBC benchmark suites including Consumer, Networking and Telecom categories. Each suite is comprised of a range (five to sixteen) of individual benchmark tasks representative of that product category.

All scores are Simulations of licensable cores.
All scores are EEMBC/ECL Certified
Per-MHz certified benchmark scores normalized to ARM = unit score of 1 for suitability in graphing.
Competitive data as of April 2004. Source: www.eembc.org

Blowing Away the Benchmarks

Tensilica built three configurations of the Xtensa core - one for each of the benchmark suites shown here. The result: the Xtensa processor blows away the benchmarks and records the highest score ever for a uni-processor implementation of the Telecom suite. Tensilica’s score on the Networking suite compares quite favorably to a full-blown GHz CPU that burns more than 100X the power-dissipation of the tiny Xtensa core. The result: across the full range of benchmarks, Xtensa outperforms all other processors - cores or standard CPUs.

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