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  • Intel Does Fast Math With MKL On Linux

    Phoronix: Intel Does Fast Math With MKL On Linux

    Intel's Integrated Performance Primitives (IPP) and their Math Kernel Library (MKL) provide for very fast math operations with modern processors...

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  • #2
    Is it free software? No source, no party.
    ## VGA ##
    AMD: X1950XTX, HD3870, HD5870
    Intel: GMA45, HD3000 (Core i5 2500K)

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    • #3
      Let me guess, this will not work with AMD CPUs? I mean will use FPU only, but not AVX.
      Last edited by leonmaxx; 18 April 2013, 10:18 AM.

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      • #4
        I'm pretty sure that the last big lawsuit was about that very issue. Since then Intel has been required to read hardware capabilities and issue appropriate code.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by darkbasic View Post
          Is it free software? No source, no party.
          I think you must confirm this form: https://registrationcenter.intel.com...ProductID=1540
          Including giving them your name, address and company. Then I think you receive a license file that you can use for noncommercial use only.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by darkbasic View Post
            Is it free software? No source, no party.
            It's 500$ per dev and build machine, so at least not free as in free beer... probably not as free speech either.

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            • #7
              IPP zlib

              Their IPP zlib library is much faster in some circumstances. I think it uses openmp.

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              • #8
                It will run on AMD processors, but be deliberately crippled. I remember reading a benchmark where by hacking the MKL lib and saying your AMD processor is some equivalend Intel one, gets you about 20% improved performance.
                There was a lawsuit, but if it actually result in improved performance for non-Intel processors is unknown by me.

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                • #9
                  IIRC the lawsuit was about ICC (the compiler), not one of these libs. Could be wrong though.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by curaga View Post
                    IIRC the lawsuit was about ICC (the compiler), not one of these libs. Could be wrong though.
                    No you're right, ICC would check to see if the CPU was "Intel Genuine" and if it was then you got highly optimized code with whatever extensions it could do. If it wasnt then you got generic assembly with no optimizations.
                    All opinions are my own not those of my employer if you know who they are.

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