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Athlon FX/64 to Have SSE3

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edited March 2004 in Science & Tech
Intel takes X86-64 for the Yamhill that doesn't exist, so AMD decided to use SSE3 in an upcoming core revision of their 64 bit line. The catch? It'll be faster than Intel's SSE3 implementation. It is unknown at this time if the Opteron will receive a similar upgrade.

...Both processor lines will feature full compatibility with SSE3. In fact, it may actually be somewhat better than Intel's SSE3, as the AMD chip will dynamically translate some of the SSE instructions into operations specifically tailored to the "Hammer" design, in some cases lowering latency down to as little as one cycle. Intel's latest "Prescott" iteration of the Pentium 4 design requires many more cycles to complete the same work due to its higher clock speed and deeper pipelines.
Look out media performance! Here comes AMD!

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  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    eeehhhh, could you change the code tag to a quote tag so i don't have scroll all the way to the right to read that?
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited March 2004
    Yeah that would be nice.

    There was no patent on SSE3? I thought thats why AMD didnt use SSE2 on the XPs because of the patent and had to wait for the 4-bit CPUs to add it. So they will add SSE2 and SSE3 to the new CPUs then?
  • NecropolisNecropolis Hawarden, Wales Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Ahh, thats better on the eyes :thumbsup:
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    mmonin, I remember reading somewhere that amd and intel had some kind of cross patent agreement where they could use each other's technologies, which is why amd was pissed when intel decided to use x86-64 without giving credit to amd anywhere.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited March 2004
    So they traded the 64-bit instructions for SSE3 or all instructions?
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    no no, i don't think they trade anything. i think they just let each other use their technologies.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited March 2004
    Well trade technologies/info/whatever. I knew you you meant. But I was asking for just the SSE3 or for more instruction sets in the future. One time deal or something?
  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    no i think it's a standing agreement they've had for a long time, i don't think it expires anytime soon either.
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited March 2004
    Thrax, source information and link please mate. :)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Bah! I was in a rush to get it up. I'll fix :)

    Fixed on the main page. Elseways:

    Geek.com

    Anyways. AMD and Intel have a cross-patent agreement. Intel can use anything AMD makes, and vice versa.
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited March 2004
    Thrax wrote:
    Bah! I was in a rush to get it up. I'll fix :)
    Cheers
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