For those interested: The prefetch instructions are also applicable to AMD Duron processors. It is appropriately autodetected without having to use the CpuSupportsPrefetch=1 option explicitly. For my current exponent (6280517) iteration times go from 0.082 to 0.061 on a Duron 850MHz. -- Sincerely, Philip Heede _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.scruz.net/~luke/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers