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Re:Intel MKL on AMD Zen by ncmncm on Monday August 31, 2020 @06:56PM (#24336697)
People sometimes run code written, or even compiled, by somebody else. Strange but true. ("At least I think it's strange, and I am assured it is true." -- DA)
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Re:Intel MKL on AMD Zen by jeffbee on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @12:02AM (#24338439)
Stop me if this is just too weird, but I believe if you rely on proprietary software then you should choose the platform where you get the best performance of that software.
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Re:Intel MKL on AMD Zen by pletnes on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @06:11AM (#24340134)
There are a very finite number of HPC clusters available to any given researcher with a given grant. Each european country might have 1-10 available and you have to apply for compute time.

If you’re in a commercial setting, your company might have 1 cluster and N simulation programs.

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Re:Intel MKL on AMD Zen by Scene_Cast2 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @01:06AM (#24338726)
The proprietary software mix might still perform better on AMD.
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