diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 02c75b6896..6157c1787e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -61,3 +61,5 @@ DerivedData
 .idea/
 *.hmap
 
+# Intel Parallel Studio 2013 XE
+My Amplifier XE Results - RippleD
diff --git a/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.props b/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.props
index e3faaffc1e..6a999d5fdb 100644
--- a/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.props
+++ b/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.props
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC;_VARIADIC_MAX=10;_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600;_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;WIN32;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_VARIADIC_MAX=10;_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600;_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;WIN32;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(RepoDir);$(RepoDir)\src\cpp\protobuf\src;$(RepoDir)\src\cpp\protobuf\vsprojects;$(RepoDir)\build\proto;$(RepoDir)\Subtrees;$(RepoDir)\Subtrees\leveldb;$(RepoDir)\Subtrees\leveldb\include;$(RepoDir)\Subtrees\beast;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
diff --git a/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.vcxproj b/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.vcxproj
index 30b64f8d16..29791f67e7 100644
--- a/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.vcxproj
+++ b/Builds/VisualStudio2012/RippleD.vcxproj
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v110</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>Intel C++ Compiler XE 13.0</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v110</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>Intel C++ Compiler XE 13.0</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <MinimalRebuild>false</MinimalRebuild>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC;WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>false</MinimalRebuild>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>false</FunctionLevelLinking>
@@ -1670,6 +1670,8 @@
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <RuntimeTypeInfo>true</RuntimeTypeInfo>
       <OpenMPSupport>false</OpenMPSupport>
+      <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Speed</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
+      <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
@@ -1677,6 +1679,7 @@
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <AdditionalDependencies>ssleay32MT.lib;libeay32MT.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>Default</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
@@ -1690,6 +1693,9 @@
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <RuntimeTypeInfo>true</RuntimeTypeInfo>
       <OpenMPSupport>false</OpenMPSupport>
+      <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Speed</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
+      <OmitFramePointers>false</OmitFramePointers>
+      <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
@@ -1697,6 +1703,7 @@
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <AdditionalDependencies>ssleay32MT.lib;libeay32MT.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>Default</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />