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29 Jul 2024 00:37:56 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Preferable OS for fastest rendering?  
From: Florian Pesth
Date: 19 May 2003 15:54:58
Message: <3ec93692$1@news.povray.org>
ABX wrote:
> 
> Considering that the most popular compiler for Linux is GCC (because available 
> "as is") and the most popular compiler for Windows is Intel C++ (because used
> for official binaries) then I think you are wrong. Binary used on _the_same_
> architecture with _the_same_ amount of CPU time will be faster on Windowses IMO.
> The other thing are priority settings, memory swapping, need of other parallel
> work and 
> 
Since there is a free available version of the Intel C++ Compiler, I 
wonder, if anyone has tested, compiling povray under linux with this 
compiler, and if the speed differences are significant.

Florian Pesth


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