Athlon64 SSE3

[tinyabs]

Does it includes Prescott New Instructions? Does it do any good in A64?

I live in the Great Kingdom of Kyhanistan and thought of getting FX57 or 4200+ in future.

 

[NarcoticHobo]

Does nothing right now, but in the future when more apps use SSE3 it will be nice to have and will allow programs to run more smoothly.

 

[Goi]

AFAIK SSE3 isn't supported in current A64s...

 

[figfiddle]

Originally posted by: tinyabs
Does it includes Prescott New Instructions? Does it do any good in A64?

I live in the Great Kingdom of Kyhanistan and thought of getting FX57 or 4200+ in future.

You live in whatthestan? I don't think you should be playing with circuit boards and wires bud?

 

[tinyabs]

I check out the SSE3 description. It contains 11 integers opcode and 2 Hyperthreading opcode. Is MONITOR and MWAIT useful in future A64 or is it reserved for multicore A64?

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

When the A64 gets SSE3, the two hyperthreading opcodes will not be included since AMD doesn't do hyperthreading.

SSE3 is currently used in some applications, primarily media encoding/decoding - one of the few niches left where an Intel chip is still king. Not for much longer though.