Not only the Pentium D (2004) did not have SSSE3, but also the later CPUs until the Core Solo, which was launched at the beginning of 2006. SSSE3 (a.k.a. Merom

Not only the Pentium D (2004) did not have SSSE3, but also the later CPUs until the Core Solo, which was launched at the beginning of 2006. SSSE3 (a.k.a. Merom New Instructions), including PSHUFB, has been introduced first in Core Duo (mid 2006). AMD has launched its first CPUs with SSSE3 only in 2011 (Bobcat & Bulldozer).