* GNU GCC versus Sun's Compiler in the SPARC Platform
posted by Tony Bourke on Wed 28th Jan 2004 19:51 UTC
"OpenSSL 0.9.7c"
For the OpenSSL 0.9.7c tests, I used the static builds of the binaries (static as in no separate libssl.s0 or libcrypt.so). I ran openssl speed rsa dsa for each of the 5 binaries (3 32-bit and 2 64-bit) 3 times, and averaged the results.

The differences were not nearly as profound with OpenSSL as with the other tests. Generally, Sun's compiler did slightly better than the GCCs. The two GCCs were about evenly matched. Several of the operations showed little or no difference between either three.

benchmark graph

benchmark graph

64-bit

There was much more significant performance difference when comparing 64-bit binaries created by the GCC and Sun compilers. For 64-bit code, Sun was the clear winner.

benchmark graph

benchmark graph

These graphs show how all 5 binaries stacked up against each other.

benchmark graph

benchmark graph
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