GCC selects among bitset tests, jump tables, and binary comparison trees when compiling switch statements, using density thresholds and probability weights to decide which strategy minimizes overhead.

Daniel Lemire's analysis shows that 64-bit processors can skip compiler correction steps when dividing signed 32-bit integers, cutting latency by two cycles on Intel and 12% on Apple silicon.

Nvidia gave us access to its Vera data center CPU for testing against Intel's Granite Rapids-AP and AMD's EPYC Turin.

Microsoft has begun testing the option to enable Intel's Advanced Performance Extensions, or APX, which will bring a ...

Thousands of schools and colleges continue to teach C and C++ using Turbo C/C++, a compiler that was last updated more than ...

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A setting tied to Intel APX has reportedly turned up in an experimental Windows build. Using Windows SDK and WinDbg support ...

Intel and Oracle plan OCI X14 on next-gen Xeon. We compare AMX and APX through a SQL agent's workflow, covering what CPUs ...

I tried testing how much of a speed difference there is when running the same "prime counting process" on an old 8-bit ...