The following table contains the minimum requirements for the Intel® C++ Compiler for Windows* to generate applications for 32-bit or 64-bit systems.
| Intel C++ Compiler Version | Build Apps for IA-32 Systems | Build Apps for Intel 64 Systems | Build Apps for IA-64 Systems | |||
| Command Line | IDE | Command Line | IDE | Command Line | IDE (on IA32 host only) | |
| 7.0 1 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2002 prof 2 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2002 prof 2 | -- | -- | PSDK | VC 6.0 with PSDK |
| 7.1 1 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2002 or VC .NET 2003 prof 2 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2002 or VC .NET 2003 prof 2 | -- | -- | PSDK | VC 6.0 with PSDK |
| 8.0 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2002 or VC .NET 2003 std 2 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2002 or 2003 std 2 | -- | -- | PSDK | VC 6.0 with PSDK |
| 8.1 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2002 or VC .NET 2003 std 2 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2002 or VC .NET 2003 std 2 | PSDK | -- | PSDK | VC 6.0 with PSDK |
| 9.0 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2002 or VC .NET 2003 std 2 or VS 2005 exp 2 (9.0.030 pkg only) | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2002 or VC .NET 2003 std 2 | PSDK or VS 2005 std 2 (9.0.030 pkg only) | -- | PSDK or VS 2005 TS (9.0.030 pkg only) | VC 6.0 with PSDK |
| 9.1 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2002 or VC .NET 2003 std 2 or VC 2005 exp 2 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2002 or VC .NET 2003 std 2 or VC 2005 std 2 | PSDK or VC 2005 std 2 | VC 2005 std 2 | PSDK or VS 2005 TS | VS 2005 TS |
| 10.0 or 10.1 3 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2003 std 2 or VC 2005 exp 2 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2003 std 2 or VC 2005 std 2 | PSDK or VC 2005 std 2 | VC 2005 std 2 | PSDK or VS 2005 TS | VS 2005 TS |
| 10.1.019 or later | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2003 std 2 or VC 2005 exp 2 or VC 2008 exp 2 | VC 6.0 or VC .NET 2003 std 2 or VC 2005 std 2or VC 2008 std 2 | PSDK or VC 2005 std 2 or VC 2008 std 2 | VC 2005 std 2 or VC 2008 std 2 | PSDK or VS 2005 TS or VS 2008 TS | VS 2005 TS or VS 2008 TS |
| 11.0 or 11.14 | VC .NET 2003 std 2 or VC 2005 exp 2 or VC 2008 exp 2 | VC .NET 2003 std 2 or VC 2005 std 2or VC 2008 std 2 | PSDK or VC 2005 std 2 or VC 2008 std 2 | VC 2005 std 2 or VC 2008 std 2 | PSDK or VS 2005 TS or VS 2008 TS | VS 2005 TS or VS 2008 TS |
| 12.05 or 12.1 | VC 2005 exp 2 or VC 2008 exp 2 or VC 2010 exp 2 | VC 2005 std 2or VC 2008 std 2 or VC 2010 std 2 | PSDK or VC 2005 std 2 or VC 2008 std 2 or VC2010 std 2 | VC 2005 std 2 or VC 2008 std 2 or VC2010 std 2 | -- | -- |
| 13.x or 14.0 6 | VC 2008 exp 2 or VC 2010 exp 2 or VC 2012 exp 2 | VC 2008 std 2 or VC 2010 std 2 or VS 2012 pro 2 | VC 2008 std 2 or VC2010 std 2 or VS2012 exp 2 | VC 2008 std 2 or VC 2010 std 2 or VS2012 pro 2 | -- | -- |
| 15.0 | VC 2010 exp 2 or VC 2012 exp 2 or VC 2013 exp 2 | VC 2010 std 2 or VS 2012 pro 2 VS 2013 pro 2 | VC2010 std 2 or VC2012 exp 2 VC2013 exp 2 | VS 2010 std 2 or VS2012 pro 2 VS2013 pro 2 | -- | -- |
1 Not supported. Information here is for reference only. Intel C++ Compiler for Windows 7.x are not supported. The information is for back reference only.
2 or above std+ : Standard Edition or above prof+ : Professional Edition or above exp+ : Express Edition or above
3 10.0 does not support VC .NET 2002. VC6.0 support is deprecated in 10.0.
4 11.0 does not support VC6.0.
5 12.0 does not support VC.NET 2003, does not support IA-64 architecture. The version 11.1 compiler remains available for development of IA-64 architecture applications.
*** VS2005 support is deprecated in 12.0 update 6. It is recommended to migrate to a newer version of Visual Studio. In a future major release, the support maybe removed.
6 Visual Studio 2008 support is deprecated in 14.0; it is not supported in 15.0.
PSDK:Microsoft Platform SDK†
9.0.030: Intel C++ Compiler 9.0 for Windows compiler update package w_cc_c_9.0.030
VC 6.0: Visual C++ 6.0 Professional or above
To use the Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions(SSE) or SSE2 instructions or types, you need to install the Visual C++ 6.0 Processor Pack†.
VC .NET 2002 or 2003: Visual C++ .NET 2002 or 2003
VC 2005: Visual C++ 2005*
If you use Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition† and your application uses Win32 API, you’ll need to install the latest PSDK.
VC 2008: Visual C++ 2008*
If you use Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition† and your application uses Win32 API, you’ll need to install the latest PSDK.
VS 2005 TS: Visual Studio 2005* Team System Edition
VS 2008 TS: Visual Studio 2008* Team System Edition
VS 2010 std: Visual Studio 2010* Standared Edition
VS 2012 pro: Visual Studio 2012* Professional Edition
IDE: Integrated Development Environment
For more detailed information, please refer to the Release Notes for each product.
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See What's New in the Intel® C++ Compiler integration with Microsoft* Visual Studio* for detailed IDE integration features.