diff --git a/html/user/cpu_list.php b/html/user/cpu_list.php
index cd94f842f1..84d16ed895 100644
--- a/html/user/cpu_list.php
+++ b/html/user/cpu_list.php
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ function get_cpu_list() {
 function show_cpu_list($data) {
     page_head("CPU performance");
     echo "
-        This table shows the median peak speed
-        (Whetstone benchmark times number of CPUs)
-        of the computers participating in this project.
+        This table shows peak CPU speed
+        (based on Whetstone benchmarks)
+        of computers participating in this project.
         <p>
     ";
     start_table();