Hi Andy, I just compiled python and doing a benchmark with gcc and icc. The icc is about 10% faster. I work in a physics lab and we try to get most performance out of boxes. We have a farm of 2000 servers and my program runs over 20k a day. If I can get 10% gain, I will take it! That will save many many CPU hours for us.
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 6:19 AM, Andrew Benton <[email protected]> wrote: > On 16/05/10 19:29, Mag Gam wrote: >> I am trying to compile gzip using icc. I tried following these >> instructions, >> http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/intel-c-compiler.txt >> > > Just out of curiosity, why did you choose to use the (closed source) > intel compiler? People used to say that it was faster than gcc but > lately gcc has been catching up. I seem to recall reading that the > benefit of using the intel compiler wasn't worth the effort anymore > and that if you wanted to make your code run faster you should compile > it against a lighter libc than glibc. But, again, for most people the > benefit isn't worth the hastle. > > Andy > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
