Honestly the non-intrinsic SIMD code is a mixed bag. I like the portability compared to intrinsics, but it encourages SIMD antipatterns like using a vector regi

Honestly the non-intrinsic SIMD code is a mixed bag. I like the portability compared to intrinsics, but it encourages SIMD antipatterns like using a vector register to store one object (as opposed to using it to step over loops 4/8/16 at a time). It's also less reliable about generating good code IME.