Module 12: View
  Lecture 23: Intel Compilers and Threading Tool
 


Sampling Wizard View

Intel Vtune Tips

  • The time displayed by the First Use Wizard is the real time (It also includes context switches).If there are other programs running in parallel, the result may be inaccurate.
  • Use the Sampling Wizard for the system time (Actual time taken).
  • Always take results for a series of runs and observe the median.

Intel Thread Proler

  • Visualize Threaded Application Behavior.
  • Identify Parallel Performance Issues.
  • Find the best sections of code to optimize for sequential performance and for threaded performance.
  • Check scalability by varying the number of processors/threads.
  • GUI available only for Windows.
  • Text mode patch available for Linux