The instruction set which was loaded onto the microprocessor of the AMD corporation, in order to be able to correspond to the data and memory address of 64 bit width, expands x86 order. It is installed in the Opteron series and the Athlon 64 series etc.
As for x86 instruction set, with the instruction set which originally, is adopted for the microprocessor of the 80x86 series of the Intel corporation, as for present specification it is something of 32 bit correspondence which is introduced from i386. The Intel corporation when the microprocessor of 64 bits is designed, does again to define instruction set from one, it is joint with the Hewlett-Packard corporation and it is completely new, (is not) “IA-64” architecture of compatibility was developed until recently.
As for this because it is the completely new design, the existing software is operated, it is necessary to convert 32 bit order to 64 bit order,
Vis-a-vis this, the AMD corporation which is the competitive processor manufacturer of the Intel corporation developed individual x86-64 architecture as the approach which can utilize existing software property effectively. As for this, while x86 instruction set taking over, being something which does the expansion to 64 bits, to execute at the speed where either the software of 32 bits is not inferior until recently it is possible the software which is expanded to 64 bits to high speed.
With x86-64, the data and the like of 64 bit width can be handled,and, the data of 32 bit width is handled, operational mode of 2 types “of Legacy Mode” is prepared. When 64 bit extended function is used, at OS level mode of the microprocessor is modified in Long Mode. Legacy Mode is former x86 instruction set and full compatible mode.
When the microprocessor is operational with Long Mode, also it is possible for the microprocessor to execute because it reaches the point where both of 64 bit cord/code and 32 bit cord/code can be executed, calling 32 bit based library from the program which is written in 64 bit base.
The name, attendant upon the formal release of on-board processor. After that, also the Intel corporation AMD64 interchangeable 64 bit function has announced offer.
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