Intel® Math Kernel Library (MKL)

Description

Intel® Math Kernel Library (Intel® MKL) optimizes code with minimal effort for future generations of Intel® processors. It is compatible with your choice of compilers, languages, operating systems, and linking and threading models.

  • Features highly optimized, threaded, and vectorized math functions that maximize performance on each processor family
  • Uses industry-standard C and Fortran APIs for compatibility with popular BLAS, LAPACK, and FFTW functions—no code changes required
  • Dispatches optimized code for each processor automatically without the need to branch code
  • Provides Priority Support that connects you directly to Intel engineers for confidential answers to technical questions

The Intel® MKL cannot be purchased as a stand-alone product anymore, but as part of  Intel® oneAPI it can be obtained.

Using the Intel® Math Kernel Library

Using the Intel Math Kernel LibraryThe training materials provide a video (duration: 33mins 51secs) and a Microsoft Visual Studio solution (.sln) which show how to call an Intel Math Kernel Library routine to solve a system of linear equations.
Matrix A times vector x gives vector b

It is demonstrated

  • how to get started with the MKL,
  • how to set up an Intel Visual Fortran project so that the MKL modules are found by the compiler and the proper MKL libraries are linked.
  • It explains which MKL variants exist and shows the performance gain by simply using a threaded MKL library set.

Performance gain using the OpenMP variant of the MKL

The training materials are provided in a .zip file (86823640 Bytes, 82.8 MB).

Customers who have purchased the Intel® Math Kernel Library or Intel® Parallel Studio XE from us, can download the training materials here, and please contact us to obtain the password for un-zip.

Additional information

OperatingSystem

Linux, MacOSX, Windows

UserLicType

single user

LicenseType

Pre-Expiry Support Service Renewal (SSR), Post-Expiry Support Service Renewal (SSR)

UsageType

educational, regular / commercial