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?

We're faster on integer than they are, they're faster on floating point than we are.

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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?