Getting Started with Intel® Math Kernel Library (Intel® MKL)

Start optimizing your compute-intensive application

Resources

Installed resources:

Tutorials(10-15 minutes each)
Sample programs: <install_dir>/Samples/en_US/mkl/ tutorials.zip
Documentation
MKL Link Line Advisor

Online Resources:

Intel® Developer Zone Videos
Intel® Learning Lab (white papers, articles and more)
Intel® Software Documentation Library

Intel® Math Kernel Library (Intel® MKL) is a computing math library of highly optimized, extensively threaded routines for applications that require maximum performance. Intel MKL provides comprehensive support for linear algebra, fast Fourier transforms (FFT), vector math, direct and iterative sparse solvers, random number generators, and more. Intel MKL offers both C and Fortran interfaces for most routines.

To use Intel MKL effectively:

After installing Intel MKL, set the environment variables by running the script appropriate to your target platform architecture and shell scripting language. The scripts are available in <install_dir>/mkl/bin.
Choose the Intel MKL function domains that apply to your problem.
Use the MKL Link Line Advisor utility that helps you configure the link command line according to your program features.

<install_dir> is the installation directory, by default, it is:

For super-users: /opt/intel/composer_xe_2013
For ordinary users: $HOME/intel/composer_xe_2013

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