Locating Inefficient Synchronization
To locate inefficient synchronization in your code, you may run and explore the data provided by a hardware event-based sampling analysis type with the stack collection enabled.Locating Synchronization...
View ArticleIntroducing the Intel VTune Amplifier
NoteThis document focuses on using the VTune™ Amplifier in the Intel® Parallel Studio XE. You may see minor differences if you installed a different Intel Studio. For more information on product...
View ArticleConfiguring Search Directories
Parent topic: Configuring TargetsAbout Configuring Search DirectoriesSearch Directory OrderViewing and Configuring Project Search DirectoriesLingua Inglese
View ArticleChoosing Targets
Parent topic: Intel® VTune™ Amplifier User's GuideAbout Choosing TargetsCreating Projects and Choosing Targets in the Standalone InterfaceChoosing a Target in Visual Studio*Choosing a Target on the...
View ArticleSelf Time and Total Time
Intel® VTune™ Amplifier can calculate analysis-independent time spent within particular procedures and functions and within children (callees). This is the information for Self and Total time,...
View ArticleBranch Analysis
Branch analysis type uses event-based sampling collection and is targeted for Intel® microarchitecture code name Sandy Bridge.This analysis type uses events that help identify branching issues that...
View ArticleLocks and Waits Analysis
While Concurrency analysis helps identify where your application is not parallel, Locks and Waits analysis helps identify the cause of ineffective processor utilization. One of the most common problems...
View ArticleGetting Help
Intel® VTune™ Amplifier provides a Getting Started page with the links to installed resources like Tutorials using a variety of tuning scenarios for sample applications and links to documentation...
View ArticleCPU Sleep States Analysis
The CPU Sleep States analysis monitors system hardware sleep states and explores how software behaviors are affecting those sleep states. To consume less power, different hardware components enter...
View ArticleSandy Bridge Analysis
Parent topic: Microarchitecture and Platform AnalysisAccess Contention AnalysisBranch AnalysisClient AnalysisCore Port Saturation AnalysisCycles and UOps AnalysisMemory Access AnalysisPort Saturation...
View ArticleAlgorithm Analysis
Parent topic: Performance Analysis with VTune AmplifierBasic Hotspots AnalysisAdvanced Hotspots AnalysisConcurrency AnalysisLocks and Waits AnalysisLingua Inglese
View ArticleLocating Inefficient Synchronization
To locate inefficient synchronization in your code, you may run and explore the data provided by a hardware event-based sampling analysis type with the stack collection enabled.Locating Synchronization...
View ArticleIntroducing the Intel VTune Amplifier
NoteThis document focuses on using the VTune™ Amplifier in the Intel® Parallel Studio XE. You may see minor differences if you installed a different Intel Studio. For more information on product...
View ArticleThe 2014 Intel Level Up Game Developer Contest is open...NOW!
I'm super excited for another season of Level Up. You'll notice a subtle but important change in the name from "Intel Level Up Game DEMO Contest" to "Intel Level Up Game DEVELOPER Contest". We...
View ArticleBandwidth Analysis
Bandwidth analysis type uses event-based sampling collection.Bandwidth analysis type measures the data read and written to DRAM via the processor's integrated memory controller. As a result of the data...
View ArticleConcurrency Analysis
Concurrency analysis based on the user-mode sampling and tracing collection helps identify hotspot functions where processor utilization is poor. When cores are idle at a hotspot, you have an...
View ArticleIntel® VTune™ Amplifier User's Guide
Parent topic: Intel® VTune™ AmplifierGetting HelpProduct Website and SupportKey ConceptsBefore You BeginChoosing TargetsConfiguring TargetsChoosing Analysis TypeConfiguring Analysis TypeRunning...
View ArticleTutorials and Samples
Intel® VTune™ Amplifier offers several tools you can use as you learn, including:TutorialsSample applicationsNoteThis document focuses on using the VTune™ Amplifier in the Intel® Parallel Studio XE....
View ArticleHello World & #GDC2014 Party Cheat Sheet
For those that program (or are learning to program), the convention is that one's first program is called "Hello World," where, as the name implies, the quest is to get the display (whatever it may be)...
View ArticleGeneral Exploration Analysis
General Exploration analysis type uses event-based sampling collection and is targeted for the Intel® Xeon™ Phi coprocessor.This analysis is a good way to triage hardware issues in programs running on...
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