Intel offers an array of application performance tools that are optimized to take the best advantage of the Intel architecture-based processors. You can employ these tools for developing the most efficient programs without having to write assembly code.
The performance tools to help you analyze your application and find and resolve the problem areas are as follows:
IntelŪ Enhanced Debugger for IA-32 systems and IntelŪ Debugger (IDB) for ItaniumŪ-based systems.
The Enhanced Debugger (EDB) enables you to debug your programs and view the XMM registers in a variety of formats corresponding to the data types supported by Streaming SIMD Extensions and Streaming SIMD Extensions 2.
The IDB debugger provides extensive support for debugging programs by using a command-line or graphical user interface.
IntelŪ VTune(TM) Performance Analyzer
The VTune analyzer collects, analyzes, and provides Intel architecture-specific software performance data from the system-wide view down to a specific module, function, and instruction in your code. For information, see http://www.intel.com/software/products/vtune/.
IntelŪ Threading Tools. The Intel Threading Tools consist of the following:
For general information, see http://www.intel.com/software/products/threadtool.htm.