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Subject: Re: MSVC faster than intel compiler??

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 02:49:54 04/20/02

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On April 20, 2002 at 04:50:50, martin fierz wrote:

>On April 19, 2002 at 11:13:12, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>On April 19, 2002 at 07:23:58, Peter Fendrich wrote:
>>
>>>Is Intel's compiler that much better or is it just a coincident?
>>>It isn't free - no?
>>>Peter
>>
>>intel is 1% slower than msvc 6.0 sp4 + proc pack for me at a k7 mp,
>>which is very good.
>
>i always got intel = ~20% faster than MSVC6. but only when the profile-guided
>optimization was turned on - else the code of the two was about same fast. is
>your number with PGO? or does the service pack + processor pack make such a
>difference?

processor pack makes 2% difference for me. If you get 20% out of intel c++
then you must rewrite your application and program it better, like
streamlining branches more. I *never* get 20% just like that.

I get 20% from K7 versus P3, that's about it.

Perhaps DIEP's just too big to optimize that well. Right now i'm fiddling
with different parameters for DIEP with intel c++. With some luck i get
as fast as msvc sp4 + procpack.

>aloha
>  martin



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