Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 08:07:35 06/19/01
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On June 18, 2001 at 21:52:36, Dann Corbit wrote:
the compiler give internal compiler error here, the intel c++
5.0 version. So it doesn't even produce exe. Waste of
your money i'd say...
>On June 18, 2001 at 21:10:33, Pham Minh Tri wrote:
>
>>[snip]
>>>Conclusion:
>>>For this file (test_fpu.c) Intel is best, followed by MS, followed by either GCC
>>>version {seems about a push}. GCC beats MS at the Crout method, for some reason
>>>(which is interesting.)
>>>
>>>This is a floating point benchmark, and so chess benchmarks may vary markedly
>>>from this result.
>>>
>>>Also, it may be that the Athlon optimizer has a ways to go yet.
>>
>>You did not say about your option for MS C++ (do you mean MSVC6.0?). Do you set
>>maximize speed?
>
>Yes. Maximize speed, inline any suitable, output for Pentium Pro.
>
>>I believe that MSVC is still one of the best. Last week, I tried to rewrite some
>>hot functions by assembly. But one again, I found that MSVC gave me a very near
>>perfect assembly code (at least for simple functions). I gave up satisfactorily
>>because I could do very little more.
>>
>>Additionally, the main difference (with me) is price, Intel compiler is so
>>expensive, and VC is cheaper and free (under special licence) in my university
>>:-)
>
>MS costs us a ton (we have corporate Enterprise Edition) and so the Intel Add-On
>(which *requires* MS VC++ anyway) is a marginal extra cost. For the extras you
>get (often superior binaries, vastly superior profiler, etc.) I think it is a
>bargain.
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