These manuals describe the architecture and programming environment of the Intel® 64 and IA-32 processors.
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At present, downloadable PDFs of all Volumes are at version 039. The downloadable PDF of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Optimization Reference manual is at version 025. Additional related specifications, application notes and white papers are also available for download.
The resource CD-ROM contains the following manuals:
- Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 1: Basic Architecture
- Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 2A: Instruction Set Reference, A-M
- Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 2B: Instruction Set Reference, N-Z
- Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 3A: System Programming Guide Part 1
- Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 3B: System Programming Guide Part 2
- Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Volume 2 (2A & 2B): Instruction Set Reference, A-Z
- Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Volume 3 (3A & 3B): System Programming Guide
- Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Combined Volumes: 1, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B
- Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Documentation Changes
- Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Optimization Reference Manual
- Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel® AVX) Programming Reference
- Intel® Carry-Less Multiplication Instruction and its Usage for Computing the GCM Mode White Paper
- Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) Set White Paper
- Intel® Virtualization Technology FlexMigration (Intel® VT FlexMigration) Application Note
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Combined Volume Set of Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manuals
| Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Combined Volumes:1, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B |
This document contains the following:
Volume 1: Describes the architecture and programming environment of processors supporting IA-32 and Intel 64 Architectures.
Volume 2: Includes the full Instruction Set Reference, A-Z, in one volume. Describes the format of the instruction and provides reference pages for instructions. VMX instructions are treated in a separate chapter.
Volume 3: Includes the full System Programming Guide, Parts 1 and 2, in one volume. Describes the operating-system support environment of Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures, including: memory management, protection, task management, interrupt and exception handling, multi-processor support, thermal and power management features, debugging, performance monitoring, system management mode, and Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT). |
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Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Documentation Changes |
Describes bug fixes made to the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual between versions.
NOTE: This Change Document applies to all Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual sets (combined volume set, 3 volume set and 5 volume set). |
3 Volume Set of Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manuals
| This set consists of Volume 1, Volume 2 (combined 2A and 2B), and Volume 3 (combined 3A and 3B). This set allows for easier navigation of the Instruction Set Reference and System Programming Guide through functional cross-volume table of contents, references and index. | |
| Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 1: Basic Architecture |
Describes the architecture and programming environment of processors supporting IA-32 and Intel 64 Architectures. |
| Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Combined Volumes 2A and 2B: Instruction Set Reference, A-Z |
This document contains the full Instruction Set Reference, A-Z, in one volume. Describes the format of the instruction and provides reference pages for instructions. VMX instructions are treated in a separate chapter. This document allows for easy navigation of the Instruction Set Reference through functional cross-volume table of contents, references and index. |
| Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Combined Volumes 3A and 3B: System Programming Guide, Parts 1 and 2 |
This document contains the full System Programming Guide, Parts 1 and 2, in one volume. Describes the operating-system support environment of Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures, including: memory management, protection, task management, interrupt and exception handling, multi-processor support, thermal and power management features, debugging, performance monitoring, system management mode, and Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT). This document allows for easy navigation of the System Programming Guide through functional cross-volume table of contents, references and index. |
5 Volume Set of Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manuals
| This set contains the same information as the 3 volume set, but separated into five smaller PDFs: Volume 1, Volume 2A, Volume 2B, Volume 3A and Volume 3B. This set is better suited to those with slower connection speeds. | |
| Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 1: Basic Architecture |
Describes the architecture and programming environment of processors supporting IA-32 and Intel 64 Architectures. |
| Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 2A: Instruction Set Reference, A-M |
Describes the format of the instruction and provides reference pages for instructions (from A to M). This volume also contains the table of contents for both Volumes 2A and 2B. |
| Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 2B: Instruction Set Reference, N-Z |
Provides reference pages for instructions (from N to Z). VMX instructions are treated in a separate chapter. This volume also contains the appendices and index support for Volumes 2A and 2B. |
| Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 3A: System Programming Guide, Part 1 |
Describes the operating-system support environment of an IA-32 and Intel 64 Architectures, including: memory management, protection, task management, interrupt and exception handling, multi-processor support, and thermal and power management features. This volume also contains the table of contents for both Volumes 3A and 3B. |
| Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 3B: System Programming Guide, Part 2 |
Continues the coverage on system programming subjects begun in Volume 3A. Volume 3B covers debugging, performance monitoring, system management mode, and Intel® VT. This volume also contains the appendices and indexing support for Volumes 3A and 3B. |
Software Optimization Reference Manual
| Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Optimization Reference Manual | Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Optimization Reference Manual provides information on Intel® Core™ processors, Intel NetBurst® microarchitecture and other recent Intel® microarchitectures. It describes code optimization techniques to enable you to tune your application for highly optimized results when run on Intel® Atom™, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™, Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™ Duo, Intel® Xeon®, Intel® Pentium® 4, and Intel® Pentium® M processors. |
Related specifications, application notes and white papers
| Intel® 64 Architecture x2APIC Specification | Extensions to the xAPIC architecture are intended primarily to increase processor addressability. The x2APIC architecture provides backward compatibility to the xAPIC architecture and forward extendability for future Intel platform innovations. |
| Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Application Note TLBs, Paging-Structure Caches, and Their Invalidation | The information contained in this application note is now part of Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volumes 3A and 3B. |
| Intel® Carry-Less Multiplication Instruction and its Usage for Computing the GCM Mode White Paper | This paper provides information on the instruction, and its usage for computing the Galois Hash. It also provides code examples for the usage of PCLMULQDQ, together with the Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) for efficient implementation of AES in Galois Counter Mode (AES-GCM). |
| Intel® Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) Set White Paper | This paper gives an overview of the AES algorithm and the Intel® AES-NI. It provides guidelines and demonstrations for using these instructions to write secure and high performance AES implementations. |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology FlexMigration (Intel® VT FlexMigration) Application Note | This application note discusses virtualization capabilities in Intel® processors that support Intel® VT FlexMigration usages. |
| Intel® 64 Architecture Memory Ordering White Paper | This document has been merged into Volume 3A of Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual. |
