EEMBC Announces Exceptionally High Benchmark Scores for NXP Semiconductors PNX1702 Media Processor

    EL DORADO HILLS, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Embedded
 Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium(R) (EEMBC) today announced publication
 of certified benchmark scores for NXP Semiconductors' PNX1702 Media
 Processor, a system-on-chip device intended to perform video, audio,
 graphics, and general-purpose control processing.
     Tested against EEMBC's ConsumerBench(TM) digital imaging and
 DENBench(TM) digital entertainment suites, the PNX1702 achieved
 exceptionally high scores for a 499.5-MHz device, with out-of-the-box
 scores of 89.9 Consumermarks and 94.4 DENmarks. With full optimizations
 making use of the PNX1702's SIMD operations, the device achieved a score of
 386 Consumermarks, the highest ever achieved for this EEMBC suite and
 besting a previous PNX1702 score of 342.9 Consumermarks that was obtained
 with a previous-generation compiler.
     Using the TCS5.01 compiler, the PNX1702 was also tested against EEMBC's
 AutoBench(TM) automotive/industrial and TeleBench(TM) telecommunications
 benchmark suites. All scores were certified by the EEMBC Technology Center
 and are summarized in the table below.
                    Certified PNX1702 EEMBC benchmark scores
 
     Benchmark suite      Type of certification     Single-number score
 
     AutoBench            Out-of-the-box             357.8 Automarks
     AutoBench            Optimized                 1303.3 Automarks
     ConsumerBench        Out-of-the-box              89.9 Consumermarks
     ConsumerBench        Optimized                  386.0 Consumermarks
     DENBench             Out-of-the-box              94.4 DENmarks
     TeleBench            Out-of-the-box               9.0 Telemarks
     TeleBench            Optimized                  155.7 Telemarks
     "NXP's new PNX1702 scores are significant for a number of reasons, not
 the least of which is how they demonstrate the positive impact of an
 improved compiler on device performance," said Markus Levy, EEMBC
 president. "They also show the value of applying architecture-specific
 optimizations to demonstrate the capabilities that system designers can
 achieve in real-world applications. This point is evident in the
 approximate fourfold improvement in optimized AutoBench and ConsumerBench
 scores over the out-of-the-box tests, and even more outstanding in the 17X
 improvement shown for TeleBench."
     The PNX1702 contains a high-performance 32-bit VLIW processor, the
 TriMedia TM5250, capable of multi-standard digital video decoding/encoding
 and image improvement, audio signal processing, and general-purpose control
 processing. It can either be used in standalone implementations or as an
 accelerator to a general-purpose processor. The PNX1702 processes input
 signals by utilizing several audio/video and co-processor modules before
 sending them to external peripherals. These modules provide additional
 video and data processing bandwidth without using CPU cycles. The
 combination of the CPU and co-processor modules makes the PNX1702 suitable
 for a wide range of digital entertainment applications, especially those
 requiring a high level of processing power and throughput at a reduced
 cost.
     "These scores show NXP's commitment to high-performance media
 processors that can be used in a variety of applications. With these media
 processors, we provide state-of-the-art compilers and tools, with optimized
 libraries for many consumer applications," said Guus Frericks, NXP business
 line manager.
     Detailed score reports for the PNX1702 are available free of charge at
 http://www.eembc.org or direct from the following links (Please copy and
 paste the following links into your browser):
     AutoBench, Out-of-the-Box
 http://www.eembc.org/benchmark/score/ScoreReportWin.asp?BenchmarkSeq=830&Ce
 rti ficationType=OUT
     AutoBench, Optimized
 http://www.eembc.org/benchmark/score/ScoreReportWin.asp?BenchmarkSeq=834&Ce
 rti ficationType=OPT
     ConsumerBench, Out-of-the-Box
 http://www.eembc.org/benchmark/score/ScoreReportWin.asp?BenchmarkSeq=828&Ce
 rti ficationType=OUT
     ConsumerBench, Optimized
 http://www.eembc.org/benchmark/score/ScoreReportWin.asp?BenchmarkSeq=832&Ce
 rti ficationType=OPT
     DENBench, Out-of-the-Box
 http://www.eembc.org/benchmark/score/ScoreReportWin.asp?BenchmarkSeq=835&Ce
 rti ficationType=OUT
     TeleBench, Out-of-the-Box
 http://www.eembc.org/benchmark/score/ScoreReportWin.asp?BenchmarkSeq=829&Ce
 rti ficationType=OUT
     TeleBench, Optimized
 http://www.eembc.org/benchmark/score/ScoreReportWin.asp?BenchmarkSeq=831&Ce
 rti ficationType=OUT
     About EEMBC
     EEMBC, the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium, develops and
 certifies real-world benchmarks and benchmark scores to help designers
 select the right embedded processors for their systems. Every processor
 submitted for EEMBC benchmarking is tested for parameters representing
 different workloads and capabilities in communications, networking,
 consumer, office automation, automotive/industrial, embedded Java, and
 network storage-related applications. With members including leading
 semiconductor, intellectual property, and compiler companies, EEMBC
 establishes benchmark standards and provides certified benchmarking results
 through the EEMBC Technical Center.
     EEMBC's members include Adaptec, Altera, AMD, Analog Devices, ARC
 International, ARM, Artifex Software, Broadcom, Cavium Networks, CEVA, Code
 Sourcery, Cypress Semiconductor, esmertec, Faraday, Freescale
 Semiconductor, Fujitsu Microelectronics, Green Hills Software, IAR Systems
 AB, IBM, Imagination Technologies, Improv Systems, Infineon Technologies,
 Intel, LSI Logic, Marvell Semiconductor, Matsushita Electric Industrial,
 Mentor Graphics, Microchip Technology, MIPS Technologies, National
 Instruments, NEC Electronics, Netcleus Systems, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors,
 Oki Electric Industry Co, PA Semi, Qualcomm, Realtek Semiconductor, Red
 Hat, Renesas Technology, Sony Computer Entertainment, ST Microelectronics,
 Sun Microsystems, Tensilica, Texas Instruments, Toshiba, VIA Technologies,
 and Wind River Systems.
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 Benchmark Consortium. All other trademarks appearing herein are the
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