Mirza Hadzic wrote: >> Intel already handed icc + performace libs to apple, but from my >> experience icc doesn't create any faster code then gcc. Is there >> any *recent* benchmark that shows otherwise?
Define "recent". >> I know that heavy math code is likely to perform better on icc but >> this is rather uninteresting to general audience. In general, the choice of compiler is unimportant for the performance of most user-bound programs. I doubt KDE would run much faster if compiled with ICC, for example. However, for codecs, image processing, and other math-intensive operations, Intel generally produces faster code, though not always. This isn't just a matter of floating-point generation -- Intel's vectorizer gives their compiler a distinct advantage over GCC, although I expect GCC to catch up in this regard. Rather than speculate about Apple, it would be better to find more funding for GCC development. I know that some people are working on this. ..Scott
