Intel® - Thread Checker for Windows*

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Intel® Thread Checker 3.1 for Windows*

Overview	Compatibility	Print
Features	Technical Support
New In This Release	System Requirements

Overview

Intel® Thread Checker is an analysis tool that pinpoints hard-to-find threading errors like data races and deadlocks in 32-bit and 64-bit applications. It can also be integrated into an automated Quality Assurance/test process to ensure code quality.

Confidently develop multi-threaded applications faster and with less effort.

Features

Patented advanced error detection engine:
	Detects hidden potential errors such as deadlocks and data races, mapping them to the source-code line, call stack, and memory reference.
	Displays useful warnings for effective threaded application diagnosis, highlighting the most potentially severe errors.
	When using supported Intel compilers and source instrumentation mode, tracks the error down to the specific variable in your source code.
	Comprehensive error detection mitigates the risk of adding threads and enables hands-on learning about the fundamental principles of threading.
Intel Thread Checker even finds latent (or likely to occur) threading defects. It allows drilling down to the source code line or memory address of the error, as seen in Figure 1. Click to Enlarge Figure 1: Intel® Thread Checker Locates Threading Errors Easily Drill to the source code view by double clicking on an error message in the default diagnostic view to see exactly where contention occurs in the source code, as seen in Figure 2. Click to Enlarge Figure 2: Drill Down to the Source Code to Resolve Threading Issues As changes to the source code are implemented, Intel Thread Checker can be rerun to track warnings and informative comments. Click to Enlarge Figure 3: Rerun Intel® Thread Checker to Locate Further Threading Errors
Works on standard debug builds:
	Intel Thread Checker does not require your application to be recompiled.
Calibration run:
	Intel Thread Checker uses its intelligence to recommend which modules to instrument based on usage. Decrease your instrumentation time by focusing on only the modules that are used by your test case.
*Patented OpenMP analysis:**
	Enable rapid prototyping of design options with patented OpenMP* analysis to determine the impact that threading will have at a specific point in your application.
*Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 support:**
	Supports C++ applications developed using the Microsoft Windows* compilers in Microsoft Visual Studio* 2005.
Command line interface:
	Integrate Intel Thread Checker into your testing environment easily with a scriptable interface. This simplifies the implementation of daily regressions and improves development efficiency.

New In This Release

Support for the latest multi-core processors:
	Correctly multi-thread your application for the new Intel® Core™2 Duo and Intel Core 2 Quad processors.
Install and run on Microsoft Windows Vista:
	Analyze compiled 32-bit and 64-bit applications running on Microsoft Windows Vista.

Compatibility

	Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
	Microsoft Visual C++* Compiler 2005, 2003, 2002 Editions or Visual C++ 6.0
	Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition C++ Compiler
	Intel® VTune™ Performance Analyzer 8.0 or higher
	Intel® Fortran and C++ Compilers
	Windows threads and POSIX* threads
	Intel® Threading Building Blocks
	Support for OpenMP

Technical Support

With the purchase of Intel Thread Checker, you will receive one year of technical support and product updates from Intel® Premier Support, our interactive issue management and communication web site. This premium support service allows you to submit questions, download product updates, and access technical notes, application notes, and other documentation. For more information, visit the Intel® Registration Center.

System Requirements

Hardware

Minimum Requirements

	Pentium® 4 processor
	512 MB of RAM
	300 MB of disk space

Recommended

	Intel® Core™2 Duo processor, Intel Core 2 Quad processor, Pentium 4 processor supporting Hyperthreading Technology¹, or Intel® Xeon® processor or newer.
	2 GB of RAM

Software

Requirements

	Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP Professional x32 Edition, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, or Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or newer
	Microsoft Internet Explorer* 6.0 or higher
	Microsoft Visual .NET 2003 or higher
	Adobe Acrobat* Reader
*Required Software for OpenMP Analysis or Source Instrumentation**
	Intel® C++ Compiler for Windows 8.1, Package ID: w_cc_pc_8.1.023 or higher
	Intel® Fortran Compiler for Windows 8.1, Package ID: w_fc_pc_8.1.023 or higher
When the Intel® compilers are used with compiler source instrumentation (-Qtcheck, -tcheck), Intel compiler version 9.1 or higher must be used for platforms with Intel® 64 architecture capability as well as for Itanium® processor-based platforms.

¹ Hyper-Threading Technology requires a computer system with an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor supporting Hyper-Threading Technology and a Hyper-Threading Technology enabled chipset, BIOS, and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. See http://www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading for more information including details on which processors support HT Technology.
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