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Subject: Re: C compiler comparison?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 21:14:34 08/14/03

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On August 14, 2003 at 04:06:10, martin fierz wrote:

>hi,
>
>i've often been wondering how large the differences between compilers are. does
>anybody have or know of a comparison of C compiler .exe speeds for
>chess-relevant integer performance? e.g. crafty compiled with different
>compilers run on the same machine?
>
>i'm asking because a fellow checkers programmer has claimed the metroworks
>compiler (which i don't know myself) produces much (60%!) faster code than the
>microsoft compiler - and i'm kind of sceptic about that. in my experience, the
>MS compiler is a bit slower than the intel compiler, but not much (~10%); and
>it's a bit faster than GCC, but again not that much (again ~10%). i certainly
>always thought of it as a very good compiler.
>
>any numbers anyone?

I would say that your fellow programmer is selling you horse feathers and pickle
smoke.



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