To make it even faster, there is a (non-free) numpy version compiled with the Intel MKL math library [1]. We use this library in high-performance-computing, it'

To make it even faster, there is a (non-free) numpy version compiled with the Intel MKL math library [1]. We use this library in high-performance-computing, it's as fast as you can get on intel hardware. [1] https://store.continuum.io/cshop/mkl-optimizations/ https://store.continuum.io/cshop/mkl-optimizations/