Math Kernel Library

Math Kernel Library

Developer(s)	Intel
Initial release	9 May 2003
Type	library or framework
License	Proprietary
Website	MKL page

Intel's Math Kernel Library (MKL) is a library of optimized, math routines for science, engineering, and financial applications. Core math functions include BLAS, LAPACK, ScaLAPACK, Sparse Solvers, Fast Fourier Transforms and Vector Math.

The library supports Intel and compatible processors and is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X operating systems.

History

Intel launched the Math Kernel Library on May 9, 2003.^[1] and called it blas.lib. The groups development teams are located in Russia and the United States. Both standalone and bundled versions of the library are available. The current available version of the library is 10.3 .^[2]

Criticism

Intel has published benchmarks to substantiate performance leadership claims over open source and AMD libraries on Intel and non-Intel processors. Nevertheless, the 64-bit version of the Math Kernel Library has been criticized for being suboptimal on non-Intel processors. See criticism of Intel C++ compiler for a related discussion.

See also

• Intel Software Network (support and discussion)
• list of numerical libraries

References

1. ^ "Intel launches library tool for developers.(Intel Math Kernel Library 6.0 )(Brief Article)". Telecomworldwire. May 9, 2003. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-101517042/intel-launches-library-tool.html. Retrieved November 29, 2009. 
2. ^ Intel Corporation (2010). "Intel®Math Kernel Library (Intel®MKL)". http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-mkl/. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 

External links

• Intel MKL Homepage