[Numpy-discussion] Different results from repeated calculation

[Keith Goodman]

On 2/15/07, Sebastian Haase <haase at msg.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> On 2/15/07, Keith Goodman <kwgoodman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 2/15/07, Keith Goodman <kwgoodman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I built a new computer: Core 2 Duo 32-bit Debian etch with numpy
> > > 1.0.2.dev3546. The repeatability test still fails. In order to make my
> > > calculations repeatable I'll have to remove ATLAS. That really slows
> > > things down.
> >
> > Hey, I have no problem with atlas-base and atlas-sse! On my old debian
> > box all versions of atlas fail the repeatability test.
>
> You mean on the Core 2 Dua 32-bit only atlas-sse2 causes troubles ?
> How does the speed compare atlas-sse2 vs. atlas-see (ignoring the
> repeatablity problem)?

Yes. On my old computer (P4) all three (atlas-base, -sse, -sse2) cause
problems. On my new computer only sse2 causes a problem.

I only want to know about the speed difference (sse, sse2) if the
difference is small.