Nicolas Calimet wrote:
>> Official : 45 minutes 08 seconds ( 2708 seconds )
>> gcc pentium4 optimized : 36 minutes 43 seconds ( 2203 seconds )
>> ICC pentium4 optimized : 33 minutes 01 seconds ( 1981 seconds )
> 
> 
>     As was implied by Thorsten's answer, to make a reliable comparison
> you cannot simply use the two-years-old official binary, which was probably
> compiled at best with gcc-3.1.x.  You should take the source and recompile
> them with the gcc you are using to produce your pentium4-optimized version.

Pentium 1 (i586) is about 8 years old, so I don't think it still is in 
developpement, but I'll recompile it to get better comparison data.


>     Also please report the gcc and icc versions as well as the details
> of processor and OS on which you run the benchmarks.
gcc is :
gcc (GCC) 3.2.2 (Mandrake Linux 9.1 3.2.2-3mdk)
Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

and ICC is v8.0

>  Also be sure to 
> render
> the benchmark.ini file (and its accompagnying benchmark.pov scene) 
> available
> on povray.org at  http://www.povray.org/download/benchmark.php
Of course it is ! that's the first thing I have done !

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