//very simple array function calculation: #include "math.h" #include "time.h" #include "stdio.h" static double A[50000000]; int main(int argc, char *argv) { for (int t=0;t<50000000;t++) A[t]=5.55*sin(t); //random data time_t time0 = clock(); for (int t=0;t<50000000;t++) A[t]=exp(A[t]); printf("%g\n", ((double)(clock()-time0))/CLOCKS_PER_SEC); } Time for this code compiled with Intel10 compiler is 1.2sec. Result for code compiled with GCC(v3 and v4) is 7.2sec. I've tried all optimization options: -mfpmath=sse -msse2 -O3 -mtune=pentium-m But still intel is 7 times faster. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/GCC--is-7-times-slower-than-Intel--How-to-optimize---Need-help%21%21-tp19817010p19817010.html Sent from the gcc - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.