Intel C/C++ Compiler Beats GCC
jfonseca writes: "An article from Open Magazine claims the new Intel C/C++ compiler's geometric mean performance on multiple kernels compiled through it reached 47% improvement over GCC. They also predict the end to the ubiquitous GNU compiler due to low performance. Many other compiler/platform combinations also compared. A bit pretentious, yet an interesting read."
Given that every single person I know knows this fact I think the original poster might have meant just what you are pointing out. :)
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