I am really puzzled by the Antutu hullabaloo, and I may be ignorant on some issues.
The hullabaloo is that the Icc ( Intel compiler) was used on the Intel benchmark, while the more common Gcc ( a generic compiler) was used for the ARM tests. The claim is that using the Intel compiler gave an artificial boost to the Intel hardware,since the Intel compiler generates more efficient code than the generic compiler. About 10 years ago Intel was accused of using its compiler in benchmark comparison, and the accusation was made that the Intel compiler was rigged to give better results for Intel products versus AMD products. Now the shoe is on the other foot. Intel is being accused of not using its compiler for competitors products. Did Intel run the comparison ? I thought that a third party ran the comparison. Obviously that third party must be an Intel lackey !
That is normal competitive mud slinging !
However I am puzzled by another fact. Why is the code being compiled on any compiler for an Android device ? A compiler generates assembly machine code from C or C++ source code.I thought that Android was a Java machine, which interprets Java code and thus no compilation is needed. Where does code compilation enter the picture at all? Does Android allow native machine language applications at all, and is AnTuTu one of those applications ? In that case it would be AnTuTu's responsibility to pick the best compiler for the different hardware architectures, and distribute the binary code to the user base. Would Intel be responsible for that decision ? I doubt that either Intel or any third party would have access to the AnTuTu source code
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