A method and system for analyzing cycles per instruction (CPI) performance in a processor. A completion table corresponds to the instructions in a group to be processed by the processor. An empty completion table indicates that there has been some type of catastrophe that caused a table flush. While...http://www.google.de/patents/US6970999?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6970999 - Counting latencies of an instruction table flush, refill and instruction execution using a plurality of assigned counters