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| = FreeBSD/amd64 Project | = FreeBSD/amd64 Project | ||||
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| This page contains information of the FreeBSD port to http://www.amd.com/[AMD's] AMD64 and http://www.intel.com/info/em64t[Intel(R) 64] architecture, often also known as "x86-64" or "x64". FreeBSD/amd64 is suitable for almost all recent AMD and Intel CPUs. | This page contains information of the FreeBSD port to http://www.amd.com/[AMD's] AMD64 and http://www.intel.com/info/em64t[Intel(R) 64] architecture, often also known as "x86-64" or "x64". FreeBSD/amd64 is suitable for almost all recent AMD and Intel CPUs. | ||||
| The AMD64 architecture was previously known as "Hammer". The Intel 64 architecture was previously known as Yamhill, Clackamas Technology (CT), IA-32e, and EM64T (Extended Memory 64-bit Technology). | The AMD64 architecture was previously known as "Hammer". The Intel 64 architecture was previously known as Yamhill, Clackamas Technology (CT), IA-32e, and EM64T (Extended Memory 64-bit Technology). | ||||
| Newer AMD Sempron(TM), the AMD Opteron(TM), AMD Athlon(TM) 64, AMD Turion(TM) and AMD Phenom(TM) processors, and processors with AMD "Bulldozer" and "Bobcat" cores all use the AMD64 architecture. | Newer AMD Sempron(TM), the AMD Opteron(TM), AMD Athlon(TM) 64, AMD Turion(TM), AMD Phenom(TM), and AMD EPYC(TM) processors, and processors with AMD Zen cores all use the AMD64 architecture. | ||||
| The Intel vPro(TM), Intel Celeron D (some models since "Prescott"), Intel Centrino(R) Duo, Intel Centrino(R) Pro, Intel Viiv(TM), Intel Core(TM)2 Extreme, Intel Core(TM)2 Quad, Intel Core(TM)2 Duo, Intel Xeon (3000-sequence, 5000-sequence, and 7000-sequence), and the Intel Core(TM) i range of processors use the Intel(R) 64 architecture. | The Intel vPro(TM), Intel Celeron D (some models since "Prescott"), Intel Centrino(R) Duo, Intel Centrino(R) Pro, Intel Viiv(TM), Intel Core(TM)2 Extreme, Intel Core(TM)2 Quad, Intel Core(TM)2 Duo, Intel Xeon (3000-sequence, 5000-sequence, and 7000-sequence), and the Intel Core(TM) i range of processors use the Intel(R) 64 architecture. | ||||
| == Status | == Status | ||||
| FreeBSD/amd64 runs in 64-bit multiuser mode, in both Uniprocessor and Multiprocessor mode. | FreeBSD/amd64 runs in 64-bit multiuser mode, in both Uniprocessor and Multiprocessor mode. | ||||
| The AMD64 platform is a link:{committers-guide}#archs[Tier 1] FreeBSD platform. | The AMD64 platform is a link:{committers-guide}#archs[Tier 1] FreeBSD platform. | ||||
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