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AMD 64, or x64 is a instruction set used in all modern processors, with the exception of Sparc, and geode processors. First implemented by AMD, it was quickly copied by Intel, and [[Nvidia]]. Although Intel has it's own x64 set, the Itanium, it is far inferior to the AMD64 bitset.
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AMD 64, or x64 is an instruction set used in all modern [[microprocessor]]s, with the exception of ARM, and geode processors. First implemented by [[AMD]], it was licensed to [[Intel]]. Although Intel has its own x64 set, the Itanium, it is far inferior to the AMD64 bitset.
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==Additional Reading==
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* [http://www.intel.com/technology/timeline.pdf Sixty Years of the Transistor - Intel]
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* [http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/tuomi/ The Lives and Death of Moore's Law]
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Latest revision as of 14:14, April 3, 2024

AMD 64, or x64 is an instruction set used in all modern microprocessors, with the exception of ARM, and geode processors. First implemented by AMD, it was licensed to Intel. Although Intel has its own x64 set, the Itanium, it is far inferior to the AMD64 bitset.


Additional Reading