Intel SIMD v2.0.0

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Metadata

PropertyValue
NameAVX
Introduced2011
First implemented bySandy Bridge
Registers16 × 256-bit YMM
Operations256-bit floats, VEX encoding
SourceCurated (simd.json)

Uses (dependencies)

Used by (313)

Intel CPU (56)
Intel Mobile CPU (80)
Intel HEDT CPU (7)
Intel Embedded CPU (28)
Intel Server CPU (141)
Intel SIMD (1)

Changelog

Since the previous major (previous generation): Intel SIMD v1.0.0 (SSE)

Specifications

  • ~First implemented by: Pentium III (Katmai) → Sandy Bridge
  • ~Registers: 8 × 128-bit XMM → 16 × 256-bit YMM
  • ~Operations: packed single-precision floats → 256-bit floats, VEX encoding