AMD uses the Intel C++ and Fortran compilers

9 November, 2004

Advanced Micro Devices uses Intel compilers for publishing benchmarks for AMD Athlon 64 FX-55.

Can Intel compilers be used for optimisation of software on AMD systems?

Advanced Micro Devices has very recently posted their SPEC numbers for AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 - they could choose any compiler and they chose the Intel C++ and Fortran version 8 compilers.

Compilers translate software written by humans into instructions a processor can understand.

The AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 results, obtained with the aid of Intel compilers, are published on the web:

http://www.spec.org/cpu2000/results/res2004q4/cpu2000-20040920-03391.html
http://www.spec.org/cpu2000/results/res2004q4/cpu2000-20040920-03392.html

Published benchmarks can be used to compare processors.

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