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FFmpeg devs boast of up to 94x performance boost after implementing handwritten AVX-512 assembly code (www.tomshardware.com)

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Unfortunately, due to the complexity and specialized nature of AVX-512, such optimizations are typically reserved for performance-critical applications and require expertise in low-level programming and processor microarchitecture.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To be fair, people who don't find assembly useful probably wouldn't get good at writing assembly

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

for sure, its perfectly reasonable to say "this tool isn't useful for me"

its another thing to say "this tool isn't useful for anyone"