Compiler performance tests on FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT

[O. Hartmann]

On 09/04/12 22:39, Dimitry Andric wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I recently performed a series of compiler performance tests on FreeBSD
> 10.0-CURRENT, particularly comparing gcc 4.2.1 and gcc 4.7.1 against
> clang 3.1 and clang 3.2.
> 
> The attached text file[1] contains more information about the tests,
> some semi-cooked performance data, and my conclusions.  Any errors and
> omissions are also my fault, so if you notice them, please let me know.
> 
> The executive summary: clang compiles mostly faster than gcc (sometimes
> much faster), and uses significantly less memory.
> 
> Finally, please note these tests were purely about compilation speed,
> not about the performance of the resulting executables.  This still
> needs to be tested.
> 
> -Dimitry
> 
> [1]: Also available at:
> <http://www.andric.com/freebsd/perftest/perftest-2012-09-01a.txt>




Very intersting.
It would also be of great interest to have some benchmarks on FBSD 10 at
hand which compare the performance of the resulting binary of those
compilers.

Regards,
Oliver









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