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Mar 9, 2023 · Artificial Intelligence

How We Won the DeepRec CTR Contest: 36% Faster Training with Operator Tweaks

The NicePerf team, after clinching the top spot in the Tianchi DeepRec CTR model performance competition, shares a detailed walkthrough of their CPU‑only training optimizations—including operator selection, custom C++ kernels, and workflow tweaks—that cut overall training time by over a third.