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@xxxxxxxxx> To: "A list for linux audio users" <linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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. > > -- > A focus on Quality. >
