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    Application/OS/CPU Architecture matrix for YAFU

    Application x86 x86-64
    YAFU 134.01 (mt)
    Linux/64
    YAFU 134.05 (mt)
    Windows 98 or later
    Windows/64
    YAFU for small composites 134.01 (mt)
    Linux/64
    YAFU for small composites 134.05 (mt)
    Windows 98 or later
    Windows/64
    YAFU-4t 134.01 (4t)
    Linux/64
    YAFU-4t 134.05 (4t)
    Windows 98 or later
    Windows/64
    YAFU-8t 134.01 (8t)
    Linux/64
    YAFU-8t 134.05 (8t)
    Windows 98 or later
    Windows/64
    YAFU-16t 134.01 (16t)
    Linux/64
    YAFU-16t 134.05 (16t)
    Windows 98 or later
    Windows/64
    YAFU-32t 134.01 (32t)
    Linux/64
    YAFU-32t 134.05 (32t)
    Windows 98 or later
    Windows/64
    Last edited by Dirk Broer; 01-01-2018 at 12:06 PM. Reason: 32-thread apps


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    Nice table Dirk. I knew the project was multi-threaded but never looked at that tiny detail... they actually have specific apps for 4, 8 and 16 threads? I can't see the purpose of it unless there are optimizations in play for those specific values... otherwise the general multi-threaded should work fine and just as well.

    Is it known if these applications require CPUs that support specific instructions sets like SSE4, FMA, or AVX? Being a mathematical factorization project they probably would benefit from it.

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    My guess is that they came up with the 4, 8 and 16 thread apps for people to be able to choose how much cores they would like to spend on the project, without app_config.xml hussle.
    Nowhere do they mention the advantages of certain instruction sets, one can only hope that the app is so smart to choose the best path itself.


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