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IBM Releases Compiler for Power4 and G5

Posted by pudge on from the not-left-handed dept.

davids-world.com writes "IBM offers its optimized XLC compiler not just for Intel CPUs, but also for its own G5 processor (article in German at Heise). Unlike gcc, it is optimized for the G5 and achieves a major boost in speed, as first results show. I guess we will have to compare the new benchmark data (once available) with the data we get with the optimized Intel compiler for Xeon. The compiler is available for download now."

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  1. A Question by 1000StonedMonkeys · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is the word "fanboy" used by anyone but fanboys?

  2. Re:G5 upgrade woes by kerry-buckley · · Score: 5, Funny
    My 486/66 with 8 megs of ram that has the SoBig and Blaster virus runs faster than this G5 dual 2GHz machine at times.
    But I bet whoever sold you the Quadra tower sprayed silver and with "G5" written on it in crayon is laughing.