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AMD x86-64™ Architecture Manuals
AMD x86-64™ Architecture Programmer's Manual
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International users, please download
the documents
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Volume 1
Summarizes topics of general interest to all programmers. Volume 1 includes:
- Register details
- 64-bit and legacy mode instruction summary
- Operands
- 64-bit and 128-bit Media instructions
- x87 Floating-point instructions
Volume 2
Provides in-depth coverage of system details of interest to BIOS and
kernel developers, as well as to those interested in general system architecture.
Volume 2 includes detailed descriptions of:
- Differences between x86-64 and x86 architectures
- Memory and memory management
- Operating modes
- System resources
- Exceptions and interrupts
- Machine check mechanism
- Debug and performance monitoring
- Processor initialization
Volume 3
Includes a complete description of the operation of all general purpose
and system programming instructions. Volume 3 includes comprehensive coverage
of:
- Legacy and 64-bit integer instructions
- x86-64 system programming instructions
- Microprocessor exceptions
- Condition flags affected
- Instruction opcode mappings
Volume 4
Provides detailed coverage of the operation and usage of the 128-bit
instructions used most widely for the development of scientific and media
applications.
- XMM instructions, originally introduced as SSE and SSE2 instructions
used extensively in scientific applications and media.
- XMM condition flags affected
- Microprocessor exceptions generated
Volume 5
Includes comprehensive details of the 64-bit media and legacy x87 floating-point
Instructions. Volume 5 covers:
- 64-bit MMX instructions
- 3DNow! instructions
- x87 floating-point instructions
- x87 and 64-bit media exceptions
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