Comparison of Intel IPP Linking Methods

The following tablegives a quick comparison of the Intel IPP linking methods.

Intel IPP Linking Method Summary Comparison

Feature

Dynamic Linking

Static Linkingwith Dispatching

Static Linking without Dispatching

Using Custom SO

Processor Updates

Automatic

Recompile & redistribute

Release new processor-specific application

Recompile & redistribute

Optimization

All processors

All processors

One processor

All processors

Build

Link to stub static libraries

Link to static libraries and static dispatchers

Link to merged libraries

Build separate SO

Calling

Regular names

Regular names

Processor-specific names

Regular names

Total Binary Size

Large

Small

Smallest

Small

Executable Size

Smallest

Small

Small

Smallest

Kernel Mode

No

Yes

Yes

No

Optimization Notice

The Intel® Integrated Performance Primitives (Intel® IPP) library contains functions that are more highly optimized for Intel microprocessors than for other microprocessors. While the functions in the Intel® IPP library offer optimizations for both Intel and Intel-compatible microprocessors, depending on your code and other factors, you will likely get extra performance on Intel microprocessors.

While the paragraph above describes the basic optimization approach for the Intel® IPP library as a whole, the library may or may not be optimized 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 library products to determine which best meets your requirements.


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