Ubuntu 16.04 vs. vs. Clear Linux vs. openSUSE vs. Scientific Linux 7

[arjan_intel]

Actually, I meant it as an explanation of why there is a difference between Clear and 16.04 if they're on the same compiler version. Regarding the Intel specificity of Clear Linux -- https://clearlinux.org/

Read it and weep. Not only is it implied, it is actually intended to be Intel specific.

I'm the architect for Clear Linux... I'm quite familiar with what it is...

[F1esDgSdUTYpm0iy]

I'm the architect for Clear Linux... I'm quite familiar with what it is...

Good. That just leaves me baffled as to your mentioning SSE4.2 so specifically. No, no need to actually explain. My befuddlement is mostly rhetorical in nature.

[arjan_intel]

Good. That just leaves me baffled as to your mentioning SSE4.2 so specifically. No, no need to actually explain. My befuddlement is mostly rhetorical in nature.

well as you can see in the phoronix graphs Clear Linux compiles for "westmere" by default, which gets you that instruction set. (2010 era instruction set, SSE4.2 level)