diff --git a/src/cpu/base.cc b/src/cpu/base.cc
index d7dda13ab1..801a95b087 100644
--- a/src/cpu/base.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/base.cc
@@ -954,6 +954,10 @@ CommitCPUStats::CommitCPUStats(statistics::Group *parent, int thread_id)
              "Number of instructions committed (thread level)"),
     ADD_STAT(numOps, statistics::units::Count::get(),
              "Number of ops (including micro ops) committed (thread level)"),
+    ADD_STAT(numInstsNotNOP, statistics::units::Count::get(),
+             "Number of instructions committed excluding NOPs or prefetches"),
+    ADD_STAT(numOpsNotNOP, statistics::units::Count::get(),
+             "Number of Ops (including micro ops) Simulated"),
     ADD_STAT(cpi, statistics::units::Rate<
                 statistics::units::Cycle, statistics::units::Count>::get(),
              "CPI: cycles per instruction (thread level)"),
diff --git a/src/cpu/base.hh b/src/cpu/base.hh
index 5e2432f01d..f1739679f6 100644
--- a/src/cpu/base.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/base.hh
@@ -759,6 +759,10 @@ class BaseCPU : public ClockedObject
         statistics::Scalar numInsts;
         statistics::Scalar numOps;
 
+        /* Number of instructions committed that are not NOP or prefetches */
+        statistics::Scalar numInstsNotNOP;
+        statistics::Scalar numOpsNotNOP;
+
         /* CPI/IPC for total cycle counts and macro insts */
         statistics::Formula cpi;
         statistics::Formula ipc;
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/commit.cc b/src/cpu/o3/commit.cc
index b3da2d9570..63bf7aebc4 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/commit.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/commit.cc
@@ -1383,9 +1383,16 @@ Commit::updateComInstStats(const DynInstPtr &inst)
 {
     ThreadID tid = inst->threadNumber;
 
-    if (!inst->isMicroop() || inst->isLastMicroop())
+    if (!inst->isMicroop() || inst->isLastMicroop()) {
+        // update both old and new stats
         stats.instsCommitted[tid]++;
+        cpu->commitStats[tid]->numInsts++;
+        cpu->baseStats.numInsts++;
+    }
+    // update both old and new stats
     stats.opsCommitted[tid]++;
+    cpu->commitStats[tid]->numOps++;
+    cpu->baseStats.numOps++;
 
     // To match the old model, don't count nops and instruction
     // prefetches towards the total commit count.
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
index 6732c4310e..444692d47f 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
@@ -1353,16 +1353,20 @@ CPU::instDone(ThreadID tid, const DynInstPtr &inst)
 {
     // Keep an instruction count.
     if (!inst->isMicroop() || inst->isLastMicroop()) {
+        // update both old and new stats
         thread[tid]->numInst++;
         thread[tid]->threadStats.numInsts++;
         cpuStats.committedInsts[tid]++;
+        commitStats[tid]->numInstsNotNOP++;
 
         // Check for instruction-count-based events.
         thread[tid]->comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(thread[tid]->numInst);
     }
+    // update both old and new stats
     thread[tid]->numOp++;
     thread[tid]->threadStats.numOps++;
     cpuStats.committedOps[tid]++;
+    commitStats[tid]->numOpsNotNOP++;
 
     probeInstCommit(inst->staticInst, inst->pcState().instAddr());
 }