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  Re: Pov on Itanium  
From: Pabs
Date: 4 Mar 2001 19:24:08
Message: <3aa2dca8@news.povray.org>
Ken Cecka wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> The intel compile was running about 30% faster.

Probably because the intel compile was compiled for the new EPIC (explicitly
parrellel ...) architecture.
and that gcc may not yet be capable of compiling with the new instructions.
There was an article linked to from Slashdot a while ago on the new
architecture - sounds exciting.
--
Bye,
Pabs


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