What's new? Update 15 - Intel® VTune™ Amplifier XE 2013

Intel® VTune™ Amplifier XE is an easy to use performance and thread profiler for C, C++, C#, Fortran, Java and MPI developers. No special recompiles are needed, just start profiling.  Hotspots are highlighted on the source.  A powerful timeline makes it easy to tune your application and scale performance on multicore processors.

New for Update 15!  

Note: We are now labeling analysis tool updates as "Recommended for all users" or "Optional unless you need…".  Recommended updates will be available about once a quarter for users who do not want to update frequently.  Optional updates may be released more frequently, providing access to new processor support, new features, and critical fixes.

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Contents

File: vtune_amplifier_xe_2013_update15.tar.gz

Installer for Intel® Vtune™ Amplifier XE 2013 Update 15 for Linux*

File: VTune_Amplifier_XE_2013_update15_setup.exe

Installer for Intel® Vtune™ Amplifier XE 2013 Update 15 for Windows*

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Ability to change the focus function from the Caller/Callee panes

• Change a focus function from the Callers or Callees panes by double-clicking a function of interest. Alternatively, you may select a function by right-click and choose the Change Focus Function context menu option. For more details please refer to the "Window: Caller/Callee" topic in the product help. 

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Ability to collapse recursive functions in the Call Stack pane 

• To collapse all recursive functions into one entry in theCall Stack pane - select the Collapse Recursion option from Context menu:

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• VTune Amplifier updates the view and marks the entry with collapsed recursion as follows:

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• For more details please refer to the “” topic in the product help.

Improved Frame Rate Histogram representation per frame domain in the Summary Window 

• In case of many frame domains use Domain drop-down menu at Summary pane to choose a frame domain to analyze with the frame rate histogram. If only one domain is available, the drop-down menu is grayed out.  For more details please refer to the "Window: Summary" topic in the product help.

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Automatic positioning of the hottest line in the Source/Assembly window after drilling down from the grid 

• VTune Source/Assembly window now automatically positions of the hottest line in the after drilling down from the grid:

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Support for importing global discrete counters collected externally

• You can import global discrete counters without specifying PID/TID. In that case the performance counter timestamp will not be bound to a particular process/thread and will be visualized at Timeline in the new area for global counters with separate rows per each counter type. For more details please refer to the "Creating a CSV File with External Data" topic in the product help, paragraph "Format for Discrete Values" and examples. 

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