If you work with computers, you owe it to yourself to understand the new directions that workstation architecture has taken in the last half decade. This book covers everything, from the basics of modern workstation architecture to structuring benchmarks to squeezing more performance out of critical applications. Explains how optimizing compilers work; discusses what a good compiler can and can't do; looks at the high-performance future; discusses several of the "standard" industry benchmarks; and more.
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If you work with computers, you owe it to yourself to understand the new directions that workstation architecture has taken in the last half decade. This book covers everything, from the basics of modern workstation architecture to structuring benchmarks to squeezing more performance out of critical applications. Explains how optimizing compilers work; discusses what a good compiler can and can't do; looks at the high-performance future; discusses several of the "standard" industry benchmarks; and more.
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