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Intel is still launching new processors with AVX2 disabled. They use AVX2 support for product segmentation and disable it on low-end parts. So a Comet Lake Pent
by wtallis 6y ago
Intel is still launching new processors with AVX2 disabled. They use AVX2 support for product segmentation and disable it on low-end parts. So a Comet Lake Pentium Gold CPU launched in Q2 2020 doesn't support AVX2.
(I recall a recent news story about how unawareness of this among people writing or documenting compilers has started to cause problems.)
- blattimwind 6y agoUsing IA for market segmentation purposes is such a classic from the "Bad Intel Ideas" basket...
- vardump 6y agoThat's very surprising, disappointing and extremely short-sighted from Intel. > (I recall a recent news story about how unawareness of this among people writing or documenting compilers has started to cause problems.) You can't blame them!