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The performance-based design (PBD) has been widely recognized as an alternative to the traditional code-based design. The method has been proved to produce more reliable and performance-targeted designs with an advance in using nonlinear modeling and analysis techniques. However, the Egyptian code of practice does not include any guidelines to use the PBD. The current study presents a comprehensive seismic evaluation of two moment-frame reinforced concrete buildings 10 and 20 stories which are represntaive of common structural stsytem in Egypt using the performance-based design procedures. The seismic evaluation was performed using two sesimic performance levels which are the design-based earthquake (DBE) and maximum considered earthquake (MCE). The nonlinear time-history analyses for both performance levels provided valuable information using transient-inter-story drift, residual drift, and plastic deformation about the over conservatism of the serviceability and strength demands in the Egyptian code.