Intel MKL 10.2 Update 5 is now available

[Todd_R_Intel]

Intel MKL 10.2 Update 5 is now available. It includes the following features:

• New Features
  • Incorporated the LAPACK 3.2.1 update primarily consisting of fixes to LAPACK 3.2. The following fixes listed in the LAPACK Errata but appearing after the 3.2.1 release were also incorporated: bug0014, bug0015, bug0016, bug0017, bug0019, bug0021, bug0023, bug0031, bug0038, bug0041, bug0042, bug0043, bug0044, bug0045, bug0047, bug0048, bug0049, bug0050, bug0052.
• Performance improvements
  • FFTs
    • Improved performance for complex FFTs, 3D and higher on the Intel 64 architecture
  • VSL
    • Improved performance of the MT19937 and MT2203 basic random number generators (BRNGs) on the 45nm Intel Core2 Duo processor and newer processors in 64-bit libraries
• Usability/Interface improvements
  • Added support for Boost version 1.41.0 in the ublas examples
  • Included Fortran 95 interfaces for the diagonally dominant solver functionality (?DTSVB, ?DTTRFB, ?DTTRSB)
  • Extended the Fortran 90 interface for the cluster FFTs to support GNU Fortran on Linux* operating systems.
  • Significantly reduced the memory consumption of in-place, multi-dimensional cluster FFTs
• Bug fixes

CODE TIPS

• The link line advisor provides guidance on setting up your link line.
• Check out these C# example programs to learn how to call Intel MKL functions from your C# application, or read this article for information on using Intel MKL in the Microsoft* .NET* Framework
• Watch this short video for tips on using Intel MKL with the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler Professional Edition. This knowledgebase article also provides information on using Intel MKL in Microsoft* Visual Studio.
• Read these PARDISO tips to get started using this direct solver and avoid common problems.
• A new set of LAPACK examples is now available online.
• Learn more about the Fortran 95 interfaces for Intel MKL in our knowledgebase article.
• The Intel Guide for Developing Multithreaded Applications provides guidelines for developing efficient multithreaded applications.
• Learn more about Intel Software tools (including Intel MKL) with the new Intel Learning Lab!
• A stand-alone package containing the Intel Optimized LINPACK Benchmark can be found online.

[ericbracken]

I am curious to know more about the bug DPD200091604 that was fixed in the 10.2.5 release. This is the one where MKL 10.2.4 and lower stalled on machines with 32+ cores. Does it affect only Windows machines, or are Linux machines affected too?

Thanks,

--Eric Bracken

[Gennady_F_Intel]

based on our and our customer information, this defect affected windows systems only. the original report was about win64 os.

--Gennady