Using Intel® Performance Libraries

The Intel® C++ Compiler comes bundled with several Intel® Performance Libraries. You can access these libraries in Eclipse, using the following property pages, located in the Intel compiler Performance Library Build Components category:

The Use Intel Threading Building Blocks property page lets you link to the libraries and bring in the associated headers.

The Use Intel Integrated Performance Primitives property page provides the following options in a drop-down menu:

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The Cryptography libraries are subject to export laws.



The Use Intel Math Kernel Library property page provides the following options in a drop-down menu:

For more information, see the Intel Threading Building Blocks, Intel Integrated Performance Primitives, and Intel Math Kernel Library documentation.

Optimization Notice

Intel® Compiler includes compiler options that optimize for instruction sets that are available in both Intel® and non-Intel microprocessors (for example SIMD instruction sets), but do not optimize equally for non-Intel microprocessors. In addition, certain compiler options for Intel® Compiler are reserved for Intel microprocessors. For a detailed description of these compiler options, including the instruction sets they implicate, please refer to "Intel® Compiler User and Reference Guides > Compiler Options". Many library routines that are part of Intel® Compiler are more highly optimized for Intel microprocessors than for other microprocessors. While the compilers and libraries in Intel® Compiler offer optimizations for both Intel and Intel-compatible microprocessors, depending on the options you select, your code and other factors, you likely will get extra performance on Intel microprocessors.

While the paragraph above describes the basic optimization approach for Intel® Compiler, with respect to Intel's compilers and associated libraries as a whole, Intel® Compiler may or may not optimize to the same degree for non-Intel microprocessors for optimizations that are not unique to Intel microprocessors. These optimizations include Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (Intel® SSE2), Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (Intel® SSE3), and Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (Intel® SSSE3) instruction sets and other optimizations. Intel does not guarantee the availability, functionality, or effectiveness of any optimization on microprocessors not manufactured by Intel. Microprocessor-dependent optimizations in this product are intended for use with Intel microprocessors.

Intel recommends that you evaluate other compilers to determine which best meet your requirements.


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