Intel® C++ Compiler Classic Developer Guide and Reference

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Date 12/16/2022
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Ofast

Sets certain aggressive options to improve the speed of your application.

Syntax

Linux:

-Ofast

macOS:

-Ofast

Windows:

None

Arguments

None

Default

OFF

The aggressive optimizations that improve speed are not enabled.

Description

This option improves the speed of your application.

It sets compiler options -O3, -no-prec-div, and -fp-model fast=2.

On Linux* systems, this option is provided for compatibility with gcc.

IDE Equivalent
None
Alternate Options

None

See Also