.NET 4.6 is shipped with a new 64-bit JIT comipler, RyuJIT, the primary goal of which is to speed up jitting of 64-bit applications. The new JIT comiler also enables hardware acceleration of .NET apps via the use of SIMD instructions.
This C# spike investigates the performance gains that can be achieved using SIMD capabilities, as well as some common SIMD patterns.