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Intel calls it IA-32e which I assume means Intel Architecture 32-bit w/ Extensions for 64-bit, 128-bit, 256-bit, and 512-bit computation. My preferred term for
by jart 6y ago
Intel calls it IA-32e which I assume means Intel Architecture 32-bit w/ Extensions for 64-bit, 128-bit, 256-bit, and 512-bit computation. My preferred term for x86_64 is NexGen32e due how AMD bought NexGen which sold so much better than IA-64 that Intel ditched it and licensed the IP.
- to11mtm 6y agoYou left the DEC reference out of there. The K6 was a very competent chip but the you can see in the how the high level architecture starts to look much more like the EV6 with the Athlon series.
- chrisseaton 6y agoI think they call it Intel 64. IA-32e is an execution mode, not an ISA. https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/articles/intel-sdm.html https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/article...