"A total running time of 0.5 seconds C code + 0.5 seconds SIMD code would become 0.5 + 0.25, or 0.75 seconds for every 1 second before. 1 / 0.75 is 1.33, or 33% faster." Amdalhs law analysis is correct, but the math, or rather, the English language representation is not. It would be 33% faster if the running time was .66 seconds. Rule of thumb: when considering which number to use as the denominat