SSE2

Post by **OnoSendai** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:30 am

That's a possibility Deus. Note that x64 CPUs support SSE2 by definition.

However, I think there are quite a few people with decent SSE2- supporting CPUs, but running 32 bit OSs for whatever reason.

Oh, and 64 bit Vista works just fine.

Borgleader · Post by **Borgleader** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:52 am

I was going to install Vista x64 at first, but in all its greatness you have to order it (after buying the x32 version) to get it and i did not feel like waiting (oddly they give it to you for free it seemed).

eman7613 · Post by **eman7613** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:20 pm

Is this not similar to my scripting of builds Dues? Unless the compile time is gargantuan (like complete gcc & bootstrap), i think it would be an excellent idea. Run the script before you go to bed and wake up with fresh indigo

delic · Post by **delic** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:26 am

P4 3Ghz HT are the first cpu's for intel with SSE3 I think.

I tought also that all the 64 compatible cpu's are SSE3.

Rendering indigo with non SSE2 cpu's (pentium2 ?), hummm, can wait a long time before seeing something !

SSE2 is a must have I think, SSE3 would be better but it wouldn't work for a lot of people using older computers ...

Blender builds with SSE2 are about 50% faster than official ones for ex !

PureSpider · Post by **PureSpider** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:52 am

Why don't you go the SSE for 32bit, SSE2 for x64 way?

Kram1032 · Post by **Kram1032** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:39 am

Nah, I don't like that idea with splitting SSE/2 in 32 /64 bit...
Not all 64bit-able CPU owners actually have an 64bit system...
Though, according to the poll, more than 9 of 10 Indigousers could use the advantage of SSE2...

Borgleader · Post by **Borgleader** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:36 am

Yep...which is cool

<-- Wants it!

Maybe in a year or two you ca step up to SSE3

CTZn · Post by **CTZn** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:13 am

P4 3Ghz HT are the first cpu's for intel with SSE3 I think.

The latsest ones, maybe, since my 2 Xeon 3Ghz HT do not support SSE3.

eman7613 · Post by **eman7613** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:14 am

The final stepping of the P4's support sse3, almost all 64bit capable CPUs are sse3 compliant. the only ones that arent are some of the Anthalon 64 (dont remember which stepping got the full sse3), and some of the Anthalon FX cards (again, not sure when it got it). All the Anthalon X2 series has sse3. , Pentium D and up has it (who cares about Itanium realy

), and i believe thats the size of it.

Borgleader · Post by **Borgleader** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:34 am

Let's make this ultra clear:

Wikipedia wrote: CPUs supporting SSE2

* AMD K8-based CPUs (Athlon 64, Sempron 64, Turion 64, etc)
* Intel NetBurst-based CPUs (Pentium 4, Xeon, Celeron, Celeron D, etc)
* Intel Pentium M and Celeron M
* Intel Core-based CPUs (Core Duo, Core Solo, etc)
* Intel Core 2-based CPUs (Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, etc)
* Intel Atom
* Transmeta Efficeon
* VIA C7
* VIA Nano

CPUs supporting SSE3

* AMD:
o Athlon 64 (since Venice Stepping E3 and San Diego Stepping E4)
o Athlon 64 X2
o Athlon 64 FX (since San Diego Stepping E4)
o Opteron (since Stepping E4)
o Sempron (since Palermo. Stepping E3)
o Phenom
o Turion 64
o Turion 64 X2
* Intel:
o Celeron D
o Celeron 420, 430 and 440
o Pentium 4 (since Prescott)
o Pentium D
o Pentium Dual-Core
o Pentium Extreme Edition (but NOT Pentium 4 Extreme Edition)
o Intel Core Duo
o Intel Core Solo
o Intel Core 2 Duo
o Intel Core 2 Extreme
o Intel Core 2 Quad
o Xeon (since Nocona)
o Atom
* VIA/Centaur:
o C7
o Nano
* Transmeta
o Efficeon TM88xx (NOT Model Numbers TM86xx)

For the fun of it, could we make a poll asking who has SSE3 capability?

pixie · Post by **pixie** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:17 pm

I would go SS3, there are clearly more computers supporting it

eman7613 · Post by **eman7613** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:58 pm

pixie wrote:I would go SS3, there are clearly more computers supporting it

Its a list of minimum supporting architecture, the SSE2 list actually encompasses more.

EDIT: Actualy, I think those lists are switched...

Borgleader · Post by **Borgleader** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:41 am

eman7613 wrote:
pixie wrote:I would go SS3, there are clearly more computers supporting it
Its a list of minimum supporting architecture, the SSE2 list actually encompasses more.

EDIT: Actualy, I think those lists are switched...

I copy/pasted directly from Wikipedia including the title where it says "SSE" so ...unless whoeer wrote the pages switched them up, it should be good.

pixie · Post by **pixie** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:14 am

eman7613 wrote:
pixie wrote:I would go SS3, there are clearly more computers supporting it
Its a list of minimum supporting architecture, the SSE2 list actually encompasses more.

EDIT: Actualy, I think those lists are switched...

I was kidding...

eman7613 · Post by **eman7613** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:59 am

grr, dyslexia sorry, i switched a lot of that around when i read it

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