8 months ago

Intel has made an https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/784267 [pdf download] in its chips that have long-term implications in helping software run faster on servers and PCs. The chip maker has doubled the number of registers on its x86 chip architecture, which will give developers an instant boost in application performance on all computers.

Intel https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/784343, but the new https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/advanced-performance-extensions-apx.html doubles that to 32.

Intel did not comment on when the APX instructions would be in chips.

Intel typically boosts performance and power efficiency with new generations of chips.