http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57355
--- Comment #2 from croutch <croutch at gmail dot com> --- I have a. Intel Core i5 3570K 3,4Ghz (Ivy Bridge) I use gentoo linux with gcc 4.7.3 and those settings. CFLAGS="-march=native -O2 -pipe" CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" MAKEOPTS="-j4" >From manual. core-avx-i = for ivy bridge Intel Core CPU with 64-bit extensions, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AES, PCLMUL, FSGSBASE, RDRND and F16C instruction set support. When i use this command i get this output. $ gcc -c -Q -march=native --help=target | grep march -march=corei7-avx for sandy bridge? And this command shows . echo "" | gcc -march=native -v -E - 2>&1 | grep cc1 /usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.7.1/cc1 -E -quiet -v - -march=corei7-avx -mcx16 -msahf -mno-movbe -maes -mpclmul -mpopcnt -mno-abm -mno-lwp -mno-fma -mno-fma4 -mno-xop -mno-bmi -mno-bmi2 -mno-tbm -mavx -mno-avx2 -msse4.2 -msse4.1 -mno-lzcnt -mrdrnd -mf16c -mfsgsbase --param l1-cache-size=32 --param l1-cache-line-size=64 --param l2-cache-size=6144 -mtune=generic I thougth CFLAGS="-march=native -O2 -pipe" should enable most of this -> core-avx-i in gcc 4.7 with ivy bridge?? not for sandy bridge?? I found same problems in many linux forums. Here are one with a included patch - https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=156282 Link to patch https://github.com/crondog/misc-patches