[Numpy-discussion] how to run the tests.

[Robert Kern]

Keith Goodman wrote:
> On 4/5/07, Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com> wrote:
>> There have been significant improvements to the Core
>> Duo 2 code in ATLAS releases [snip]
> 
> What kind of speed up are people seeing with Core 2 Duo aware ATLAS?

Oh, and from the first release with Core 2 support:

"""
I just released 3.7.16. There's some misc stuff, but the big news is
that I have added architectural support for the Core2 family (though have
not tuned any assembly for it yet), and this guy is a beast! Looks like
after years of getting schooled by AMD, Intel finally got tired of it.

...

This means Core2 is the fastest floating point x86 ever produced. It ties
the G5, which was previously the best peak performer of any desktop system.
"""

So yeah, we're missing out.

-- 
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
 that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
 an underlying truth."
  -- Umberto Eco