2 Jul
2004
2 Jul
'04
7:06 a.m.
It seems to me, then, that it would be worth recompiling and building the
kernel up with the intel compiler, assuming I get a pentium4 system, hence
you previous comment
Well, if you can build your modules yourself or get
Pentium-4 builds
of your software, the Pentium4 offers a ferocious DSP bang for the
buck, even older versions like the Rev-A Northwoods (400-533 FSB).
--
Veronica Merryfield, somewhere in Cambridgeshire, UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Baldridge" <linux-audio(a)paypc.com>
To: "A list for linux audio users" <linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] moterhboard and sound card advise
By the way, here's a "real world"
example of the performance benefits to
using the Intel compiler on a "real" program which doesn't seem an obvious
beneficiary from Pentium 4 optimisation:
<http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/intel-compiler-casestudy-mysql
.pdf>
These are serious gains, people.
It's like cranking up the clockspeed from 3GHz to 3.6-4.2GHz for just one
additional line in your configure command. [*]
If you're tired of CPUs which give nuclear reactors a run for the thermal
dissipation money and false economies of "cheaper" CPUs, I think you'll be
very pleasantly surprised by 800FSB P4 performance.
=MB=
[*] Intel C Compiler is free to download and use but you cannot ship a
commercial product built with it without paying for a licence.
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