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Re: [OT] GCC vs Intel C++ compiler benchmark - don't forget ia64
On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 02:36:54PM +1100, Duraid Madina wrote:
> What people shouldn't forget is that Intel C++ is insanely better than
> GCC on IA-64 - we're talking "factor of two" here. Whether or not future
> IA-64 chips become popular probably doesn't have a whole lot to do with
> GCC's performance on that platform, but as it stands, you're pretty
> crazy to use GCC for serious production work on IA-64 hardware.
well, do keep in mind that the ia-64, being an epic architecture, relies
on the compiler for *much* more optimizations in order to perform well.
this translates to time, effort and availability, all three which intel
has a lot of.
marius.
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