diff --git a/TestScripts/cryptest.sh b/TestScripts/cryptest.sh
index 1a6f370b..1d1646be 100755
--- a/TestScripts/cryptest.sh
+++ b/TestScripts/cryptest.sh
@@ -737,13 +737,6 @@ if [[ ( ("$IS_ARM32" -ne "0" || "$IS_ARM64" -ne "0") && "$GCC_48_COMPILER" -ne "
 	HAVE_ASAN=0
 fi
 
-# Fixup... GCC 4.8 and 4.9 fail Debug builds with c++11 on x86/x32/x64
-#   Also see http://stackoverflow.com/q/38051959/608639
-if [[ ( ("$IS_X86" -ne "0" || "$IS_X32" -ne "0" || "$IS_X64" -ne "0") && ("$GCC_48_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$GCC_49_COMPILER" -ne "0") ) ]]; then
-	HAVE_CXX11=0
-	HAVE_GNU11=0
-fi
-
 # Benchmarks take a long time...
 if [[ (-z "$WANT_BENCHMARKS") ]]; then
 	WANT_BENCHMARKS=1
@@ -1679,19 +1672,19 @@ fi
 # Minimum platform
 if [[ ("$GCC_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$CLANG_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$INTEL_COMPILER" -ne "0") ]]; then
 
-	# i686
+	# i586 (lacks MMX, SSE and SSE2)
 	if [[ "$IS_X86" -ne "0" ]]; then
 		############################################
 		# Debug build
 		echo
 		echo "************************************" | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
-		echo "Testing: Debug, i686 minimum arch CXXFLAGS" | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
+		echo "Testing: Debug, i586 minimum arch CXXFLAGS" | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 		echo
 
 		"$MAKE" clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 		rm -f adhoc.cpp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-		CXXFLAGS="$DEBUG_CXXFLAGS -march=i686 $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
+		CXXFLAGS="$DEBUG_CXXFLAGS -march=i586 $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
 		CXX="$CXX" "$MAKE" "${MAKEARGS[@]}" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" static dynamic cryptest.exe 2>&1 | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 
 		if [[ ("${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0") ]]; then
@@ -1711,13 +1704,13 @@ if [[ ("$GCC_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$CLANG_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$INTEL_COMPILER"
 		# Release build
 		echo
 		echo "************************************" | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
-		echo "Testing: Release, i686 minimum arch CXXFLAGS" | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
+		echo "Testing: Release, i586 minimum arch CXXFLAGS" | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 		echo
 
 		"$MAKE" clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 		rm -f adhoc.cpp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-		CXXFLAGS="$RELEASE_CXXFLAGS -march=i686 $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
+		CXXFLAGS="$RELEASE_CXXFLAGS -march=i586 $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
 		CXX="$CXX" "$MAKE" "${MAKEARGS[@]}" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" static dynamic cryptest.exe 2>&1 | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 
 		if [[ ("${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0") ]]; then
@@ -1791,7 +1784,7 @@ if [[ ("$GCC_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$CLANG_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$INTEL_COMPILER"
 fi
 
 ############################################
-# SSE2 only with AESNI, RDRAND and RDSEED
+# Minimum arch with AESNI, RDRAND and RDSEED
 if [[ ("$GCC_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$CLANG_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$INTEL_COMPILER" -ne "0") ]]; then
 
 	X86_OPTS=()
@@ -1805,19 +1798,19 @@ if [[ ("$GCC_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$CLANG_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$INTEL_COMPILER"
 		X86_OPTS+=("-mrdseed")
 	fi
 
-	# i686
+	# i586 (lacks MMX, SSE and SSE2; enables X86 hardware)
 	if [[ "$IS_X86" -ne "0" ]]; then
 		############################################
 		# Debug build
 		echo
 		echo "************************************" | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
-		echo "Testing: Debug, SSE2, AESNI, RDRAND and RDSEED" | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
+		echo "Testing: Debug, i586, AESNI, RDRAND and RDSEED" | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 		echo
 
 		"$MAKE" clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 		rm -f adhoc.cpp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-		CXXFLAGS="$DEBUG_CXXFLAGS -march=i686 -msse2 ${X86_OPTS[@]} $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
+		CXXFLAGS="$DEBUG_CXXFLAGS -march=i586 ${X86_OPTS[@]} $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
 		CXX="$CXX" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" "$MAKE" "${MAKEARGS[@]}" static dynamic cryptest.exe 2>&1 | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 
 		if [[ ("${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0") ]]; then
@@ -1837,13 +1830,13 @@ if [[ ("$GCC_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$CLANG_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$INTEL_COMPILER"
 		# Release build
 		echo
 		echo "************************************" | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
-		echo "Testing: Release, SSE2, AESNI, RDRAND and RDSEED" | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
+		echo "Testing: Release, i586, AESNI, RDRAND and RDSEED" | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 		echo
 
 		"$MAKE" clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 		rm -f adhoc.cpp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-		CXXFLAGS="$RELEASE_CXXFLAGS -march=i686 -msse2 ${X86_OPTS[@]} $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
+		CXXFLAGS="$RELEASE_CXXFLAGS -march=i586 ${X86_OPTS[@]} $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
 		CXX="$CXX" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" "$MAKE" "${MAKEARGS[@]}" static dynamic cryptest.exe 2>&1 | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 
 		if [[ ("${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0") ]]; then
@@ -1920,7 +1913,7 @@ fi
 # mismatched arch capabilities
 if [[ ("$GCC_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$CLANG_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$INTEL_COMPILER" -ne "0") ]]; then
 
-	# i686
+	# i586 (lacks MMX, SSE and SSE2)
 	if [[ "$IS_X86" -ne "0" ]]; then
 		############################################
 		# Debug build
@@ -1932,7 +1925,7 @@ if [[ ("$GCC_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$CLANG_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$INTEL_COMPILER"
 		"$MAKE" clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 		rm -f adhoc.cpp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-		CXXFLAGS="$DEBUG_CXXFLAGS -march=i686 $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
+		CXXFLAGS="$DEBUG_CXXFLAGS -march=i586 $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
 		CXX="$CXX" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" "$MAKE" "${MAKEARGS[@]}" static 2>&1 | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 
 		CXXFLAGS="$DEBUG_CXXFLAGS -march=native $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
@@ -1961,7 +1954,7 @@ if [[ ("$GCC_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$CLANG_COMPILER" -ne "0" || "$INTEL_COMPILER"
 		"$MAKE" clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 		rm -f adhoc.cpp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-		CXXFLAGS="$RELEASE_CXXFLAGS -march=i686 $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
+		CXXFLAGS="$RELEASE_CXXFLAGS -march=i586 $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
 		CXX="$CXX" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" "$MAKE" "${MAKEARGS[@]}" static 2>&1 | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 
 		CXXFLAGS="$RELEASE_CXXFLAGS -march=native $OPT_PIC ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
@@ -2969,7 +2962,7 @@ if [[ "$HAVE_O5" -ne "0" ]]; then
 	"$MAKE" clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 	rm -f adhoc.cpp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-	CXXFLAGS="-DDEBUG $OPT_O5 -DCRYPTOPP_NO_UNALIGNED_DATA_ACCESS ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS[@]} $USER_CXXFLAGS ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
+	CXXFLAGS="-DDEBUG $OPT_O5 ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS[@]} $USER_CXXFLAGS ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
 	CXX="$CXX" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" "$MAKE" "${MAKEARGS[@]}" static dynamic cryptest.exe 2>&1 | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 
 	if [[ ("${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0") ]]; then
@@ -2995,7 +2988,7 @@ if [[ "$HAVE_O5" -ne "0" ]]; then
 	"$MAKE" clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 	rm -f adhoc.cpp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-	CXXFLAGS="-DNDEBUG $OPT_O5 -DCRYPTOPP_NO_UNALIGNED_DATA_ACCESS ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS[@]} $USER_CXXFLAGS ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
+	CXXFLAGS="-DNDEBUG $OPT_O5 ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS[@]} $USER_CXXFLAGS ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
 	CXX="$CXX" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" "$MAKE" "${MAKEARGS[@]}" static dynamic cryptest.exe 2>&1 | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 
 	if [[ ("${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0") ]]; then
@@ -3026,7 +3019,7 @@ if [[ "$HAVE_OS" -ne "0" ]]; then
 	"$MAKE" clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 	rm -f adhoc.cpp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-	CXXFLAGS="-DDEBUG $OPT_OS -DCRYPTOPP_NO_UNALIGNED_DATA_ACCESS ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS[@]} $USER_CXXFLAGS ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
+	CXXFLAGS="-DDEBUG $OPT_OS ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS[@]} $USER_CXXFLAGS ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
 	CXX="$CXX" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" "$MAKE" "${MAKEARGS[@]}" static dynamic cryptest.exe 2>&1 | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 
 	if [[ ("${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0") ]]; then
@@ -3052,7 +3045,7 @@ if [[ "$HAVE_OS" -ne "0" ]]; then
 	"$MAKE" clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 	rm -f adhoc.cpp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-	CXXFLAGS="-DNDEBUG $OPT_OS -DCRYPTOPP_NO_UNALIGNED_DATA_ACCESS ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS[@]} $USER_CXXFLAGS ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
+	CXXFLAGS="-DNDEBUG $OPT_OS ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS[@]} $USER_CXXFLAGS ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
 	CXX="$CXX" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" "$MAKE" "${MAKEARGS[@]}" static dynamic cryptest.exe 2>&1 | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 
 	if [[ ("${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0") ]]; then
@@ -3083,7 +3076,7 @@ if [[ "$HAVE_OFAST" -ne "0" ]]; then
 	"$MAKE" clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 	rm -f adhoc.cpp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-	CXXFLAGS="-DDEBUG $OPT_OFAST -DCRYPTOPP_NO_UNALIGNED_DATA_ACCESS ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS[@]} $USER_CXXFLAGS ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
+	CXXFLAGS="-DDEBUG $OPT_OFAST ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS[@]} $USER_CXXFLAGS ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
 	CXX="$CXX" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" "$MAKE" "${MAKEARGS[@]}" static dynamic cryptest.exe 2>&1 | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 
 	if [[ ("${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0") ]]; then
@@ -3109,7 +3102,7 @@ if [[ "$HAVE_OFAST" -ne "0" ]]; then
 	"$MAKE" clean > /dev/null 2>&1
 	rm -f adhoc.cpp > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-	CXXFLAGS="-DNDEBUG $OPT_OFAST -DCRYPTOPP_NO_UNALIGNED_DATA_ACCESS ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS[@]} $USER_CXXFLAGS ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
+	CXXFLAGS="-DNDEBUG $OPT_OFAST ${PLATFORM_CXXFLAGS[@]} $USER_CXXFLAGS ${DEPRECATED_CXXFLAGS[@]}"
 	CXX="$CXX" CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" "$MAKE" "${MAKEARGS[@]}" static dynamic cryptest.exe 2>&1 | tee -a "$TEST_RESULTS"
 
 	if [[ ("${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0") ]]; then