The K7 claims superior integer performance and even better floating point, with three floating-point units on board to the Pentium III's two.

CNN: AMD's K7: Better than Intel's best processor?

AMD's processors have always done well in integer performance, which is important for common business tasks, but have lagged in floating-point performance, which counts most in elaborate financial models, engineering, and games.

CNN: AMD's K7: Better than Intel's best processor?