Version 2016 Update 4 with support for Intel® Xeon Phi™ processor (codename: Knights Landing)

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VTune Amplifier XE 2016 Update 4 release introduces profiling support for Intel® Xeon Phi™ processor (codename: Knights Landing).

New for the 2016 Update 4!

As compared to 2016 Update 3 release

• Support for the Intel® Xeon Phi™ Processor Codenamed Knights Landing (KNL) including

  • General Exploration

  • Memory Access

  • HPC Performance Characterization analysis

  • Tuning guide http://intel.com/vtune-tuning-guides

  • PMU event reference.

• PMU event reference for Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family (formerly codenamed "Broadwell-EP") 

Additional materials on the Intel® Xeon Phi™ processor (codename: Knights Landing):

Software and tools web page: https://software.intel.com/en-us/xeon-phi/x200-processor

Optimization Tutorial: https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/tutorial-on-intel-xeon-phi-processor-optimization

Code Modernization: https://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2016/06/16/code-modernization-boosted-by-knights-landing