How much should I worry about the Intel C++ compiler emitting suboptimal code for AMD?

Question

We\'ve always been an Intel shop. All the developers use Intel machines, recommended platform for end users is Intel, and if end users want to run on AMD it\'s their lookou

Answer 1

I have directly experienced purposeful crippling of technology when a vendor attempted to prevent a Lotus product from reaching market before their offering. A working technology was available, but Lotus was forbidden to use it. Ah well...

A few years back there were blogs that showed users that patching a single byte in the Intel compiler caused it to emit "optimal" code that was not crippled when used on AMD. I have not looked for those blog entries in years.

I am inclined to believe that such competitive behavior continues. I have no other evidence to offer.