I wasn't aware that mingw had SSE 2 optimizations by default, altough I knew MSC was using x87 after looking at the disassembly.
How can I enable those optimizations on MSC and or get better ones, on both?.
Anyway, I'm willing to help yo investigate further, because it's the kind of information I need to include on my paper. I was going to add the MinGW vs MSC speed test, but will need correction if it's found to be flawed.
niofis