diff --git a/APP_Framework/Applications/benchmark/support/support.h b/APP_Framework/Applications/benchmark/support/support.h
index 4b29cd806..f86c6a543 100644
--- a/APP_Framework/Applications/benchmark/support/support.h
+++ b/APP_Framework/Applications/benchmark/support/support.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <transform.h>
 
-#define CPU_MHZ 10
+#define CPU_MHZ 5
 
 /* Benchmarks must implement verify_benchmark, which must return -1 if no
    verification is done. */