On Core2, GMP 4.2.2 Xeon code more efficient than Core2 code

[Michael Abshoff]

Vincent Lefevre wrote:

Hello Vincent,

> I have built GMP 4.2.2 with default options on a Xeon machine and
> on an i686 Core2 machine, installed in two different directories
> under NFS.
>
> I've tested a code of mine with both the Xeon GMP library and the
> Core2 GMP library (checked with ldd). My code uses only mpn_add_n
> for the GMP part.
>
> With Xeon GMP code:  25.5 seconds
> With Core2 GMP code: 33.7 seconds
>
> Has anyone else noticed a similar problem?
>

Yep, there are more efficient Core 2 assembly routines for gmp at

http://www.math.jmu.edu/~martin/ [scroll to the bottom of that page]

Cheers,

Michael

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