Apple Silicon / M1 Port Planned For GCC 12

[perpetually high]

Gonna drop this here: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/...TJ-OSBENCHSE20

This morning I ran the phoronix pts/osbench benchmark across five GCC versions (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) on my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on the same exact kernel (5.4.147) and system settings, etc. Basically compiled, benchmarked, compiled, benchmarked, etc.

Winner for my i5 Haswell.......drumroll......more...drumroll....... gcc 9.3.0 on Ubuntu 20.04

Geometric Mean > Higher Is Better
5.4.147 gcc-7.5.0-6ubuntu2 ....... 4.615 |================================================= ================================================== ==========================
5.4.147 gcc-11.1.0-1ubuntu120.04 . 4.632 |================================================= ================================================== ===========================
5.4.147 gcc-8.4.0-3ubuntu2 ....... 4.653 |================================================= ================================================== ===========================
5.4.147 gcc-10.3.0-1ubuntu120.04 . 4.676 |================================================= ================================================== ============================
5.4.147 gcc-9.3.0-17ubuntu120.04 . 4.715 |================================================= ================================================== =============================

I had a hunch going in, but I'm glad I finally ran my own benchmarks on my *own* system (this is important. Michael can run his, but means jack if your system doesn't exhibit the same results).

Having said that, these are just 5 benchmarks. But for me, important indicators of overall OS performance (create processes, create threads). Sure, we're talking microperformances, but that's what we're here for baby. We're power usings. Power to the power users.

Anyways, don't want to derail the thread. But wanted to throw this out there. Cheers.

[Steffo]

I'm still not so sure. Think of all those i.e, hospital thin clients. Many still on Windows XP. Then in Russia, China and other countries where Apple is not quite so desirable.

I will never get the stats but I am fairly sure there are more old Windows XP installs running on that era hardware than Mac installs.

Well i386 and Windows XP have no future. Any further questions?

[Sonadow]

Power to the power users.

"Power users" are lusers with an inflated ego.

Computing only has lusers and developers. Nothing exists in between.

[perpetually high]

"Power users" are lusers with an inflated ego.

Computing only has lusers and developers. Nothing exists in between.

I completely disagree. Power users are us. Regular users are our parents and our friends who know jack shit about computers or even Linux. Post less.

Let me know if you're still confused.

[Sonadow]

I completely disagree. Power users are us.

Indeed, inflated ego.

You either produce code or you use someone else's code.

Those who can only use code without producing code are lusers.

[perpetually high]

Indeed, inflated ego.

You either produce code or you use someone else's code.

Those who can only use code without producing code are lusers.

Says the guy that uses the word "lusers"

If I could block you, I would do it immediately. Dislike everything about you. That's how strongly I feel toward you.

Don't reply anymore to me. Or at least, don't tag me. Don't want to see your notification.