Intel SIMD v1.4.1

SSE4.2

major
1
SSE
minor
4
SSE4
patch
1
SSE4.2
suffix
—
No suffix

Metadata

PropertyValue
NameSSE4.2
Introduced2008
First implemented byCore i7 (Nehalem)
Operations+ string compare, CRC32
SourceCurated (simd.json)

Uses (dependencies)

Used by (2324)

Intel CPU (475)
Intel Mobile CPU (567)
Intel HEDT CPU (34)
Intel Embedded CPU (163)
Intel Low-power CPU (195)
Intel Server CPU (878)
Intel Manycore CPU (11)
Intel SIMD (1)

Changelog

Since the previous patch: Intel SIMD v1.4.0 (SSE4.1)

Specifications

  • ~First implemented by: Core 2 (Penryn) → Core i7 (Nehalem)
  • ~Operations: + dot product, blend, rounding → + string compare, CRC32

Since the previous minor (lower performance class): Intel SIMD v1.3.0 (SSSE3)

Specifications

  • ~First implemented by: Core 2 (Merom/Conroe) → Core i7 (Nehalem)
  • ~Operations: + shuffle, absolute value, sign → + string compare, CRC32

Since the previous major (previous generation): Intel SIMD v0.0.1 (MMX)

Specifications

  • ~First implemented by: Pentium MMX (P55C) → Core i7 (Nehalem)
  • ~Operations: packed integers → + string compare, CRC32
  • −Registers: 8 × 64-bit (aliased to x87)