Vol. 1 1-1
CHAPTER 1
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
The Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual, Volume 1: Basic Architecture (order number
253665) is part of a set that describes the architecture and programming environment of Intel
®
64 and IA-32
architecture processors. Other volumes in this set are:
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The Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual, Volumes 2A, 2B, 2C & 2D: Instruction Set
Reference (order numbers 253666, 253667, 326018 and 334569).
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The Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual, Volumes 3A, 3B, 3C & 3D: System
Programming Guide (order numbers 253668, 253669, 326019 and 332831).
The Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual, Volume 1, describes the basic architecture
and programming environment of Intel 64 and IA-32 processors. The Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software
Developer’s Manual, Volumes 2A, 2B, 2C & 2D, describe the instruction set of the processor and the opcode struc-
ture. These volumes apply to application programmers and to programmers who write operating systems or exec-
utives. The Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual, Volumes 3A, 3B, 3C & 3D, describe
the operating-system support environment of Intel 64 and IA-32 processors. These volumes target operating-
system and BIOS designers. In addition, the Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual,
Volume 3B, addresses the programming environment for classes of software that host operating systems.
1.1 INTEL
®
64 AND IA-32 PROCESSORS COVERED IN THIS MANUAL
This manual set includes information pertaining primarily to the most recent Intel 64 and IA-32 processors, which
include:
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Pentium
®
processors
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P6 family processors
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Pentium
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4 processors
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Pentium
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M processors
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Intel
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Xeon
®
processors
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Pentium
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D processors
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Pentium
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processor Extreme Editions
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64-bit Intel
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Xeon
®
processors
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Intel
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Coreâ„¢ Duo processor
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Intel
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Coreâ„¢ Solo processor
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Dual-Core Intel
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Xeon
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processor LV
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Intel
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Coreâ„¢2 Duo processor
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Intel
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Coreâ„¢2 Quad processor Q6000 series
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Intel
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Xeon
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processor 3000, 3200 series
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Intel
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Xeon
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processor 5000 series
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Intel
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Xeon
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processor 5100, 5300 series
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Intel
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Coreâ„¢2 Extreme processor X7000 and X6800 series
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Intel
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Coreâ„¢2 Extreme processor QX6000 series
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Intel
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Xeon
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processor 7100 series
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Intel
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Pentium
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Dual-Core processor
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Intel
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Xeon
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processor 7200, 7300 series
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Intel
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Xeon
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processor 5200, 5400, 7400 series