If I understand Table 1 correctly, it shows that with ICC a block size of 8 with 4000x4000 matrices gives roughly a speedup factor of 2 (~10.53 / 6.38). The uni

If I understand Table 1 correctly, it shows that with ICC a block size of 8 with 4000x4000 matrices gives roughly a speedup factor of 2 (~10.53 / 6.38). The unit is not clearly stated but it looks like a bigger number means a better "performance" ie a faster program.