[aristidb]

Also noteworthy that on Intel at least, using AVX/AVX2 reduces the frequency of the CPU for a while. It can even go below base clock.

[scottlamb]

iirc, it's complicated. Some instructions don't reduce the frequency; some reduce it a little; some reduce it a lot.

I'm not sure AVX2 is as ubiquitous as the README says: "We assume AVX2 support which is available in all recent mainstream x86 processors produced by AMD and Intel."

I guess "mainstream" is somewhat subjective, but some recent Chromebooks have Celeron processors with no AVX2:

https://us-store.acer.com/chromebook-14-cb3-431-c5fm

https://ark.intel.com/products/91831/Intel-Celeron-Processor...

[Ultimatt]

Because someone wanting 2.2GB/s JSON parsing is deploying to a chromebook...

[sitkack]

AVX2 also incurs some pretty large penalties for switching between SSE and AVX2. Depending on the amount of time taken in the library between calls, it could be problematic.

This looks mostly applicable to server scenarios where the runtime environment is highly controlled.