Re: Why ssse3?

Roland Dreier
2007-05-03T16:03:42Z

> PNI (Prescott New Instructions) was the original engineering code name. Unfortunately
> it was added too early before the marketing name was known and then it couldn't be
> changed anymore.

... and just to make things more fun, SSE4 is sometimes called Penryn
New Instructions -- PNI all over again.

- R.