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FFmpeg devs boast of up to 94x performance boost after implementing handwritten AVX-512 assembly code (www.tomshardware.com)

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Unfortunately, due to the complexity and specialized nature of AVX-512, such optimizations are typically reserved for performance-critical applications and require expertise in low-level programming and processor microarchitecture.

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The only thing the article adds to the headline is that it’s not possible on new Intel chips. This article seems significantly better.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago

Relevant section:

Intel made waves when it disabled AVX-512 support at the firmware level on 12th-gen Core processors and later models, effectively removing the SIMD ISA from its consumer chips.