Instruction
KMOVB
Moves an 8-bit mask between mask registers, general-purpose registers and memory; APX adds EVEX forms that reach the extended general-purpose registers.
Forms
| Instruction | Encoding | Requires |
|---|---|---|
KMOVB k, k
KMOVB_MASKmskw_MASKu8_AVX512 | VEX.LZ.66.0F.W0 90 /r | AVX10.1 or AVX512DQ |
KMOVB k, m8
KMOVB_MASKmskw_MEMu8_AVX512 | VEX.LZ.66.0F.W0 90 /r | AVX10.1 or AVX512DQ |
KMOVB m8, k
KMOVB_MEMu8_MASKmskw_AVX512 | VEX.LZ.66.0F.W0 91 /r | AVX10.1 or AVX512DQ |
KMOVB k, r32
KMOVB_MASKmskw_GPR32u32_AVX512 | VEX.LZ.66.0F.W0 92 /r | AVX10.1 or AVX512DQ |
KMOVB r32, k
KMOVB_GPR32u32_MASKmskw_AVX512 | VEX.LZ.66.0F.W0 93 /r | AVX10.1 or AVX512DQ |
KMOVB k, k
KMOVB_MASKmskw_MASKu8_APX | EVEX.LLZ.66.0F.W0 90 /r | AVX10.1 + APX_F or APX_F + AVX512DQ |
KMOVB k, m8
KMOVB_MASKmskw_MEMu8_APX | EVEX.LLZ.66.0F.W0 90 /r | AVX10.1 + APX_F or APX_F + AVX512DQ |
KMOVB k, r32
KMOVB_MASKmskw_GPR32u32_APX | EVEX.LLZ.66.0F.W0 92 /r | AVX10.1 + APX_F or APX_F + AVX512DQ |
KMOVB r32, k
KMOVB_GPR32u32_MASKmskw_APX | EVEX.LLZ.66.0F.W0 93 /r | AVX10.1 + APX_F or APX_F + AVX512DQ |
KMOVB m8, k
KMOVB_MEMu8_MASKmskw_APX | EVEX.LLZ.66.0F.W0 91 /r | AVX10.1 + APX_F or APX_F + AVX512DQ |
CPUID and processors
Each form belongs to an XED ISA set. A form can be used when the processor reports every CPUID bit of one of its ISA set's alternatives.
| ISA set | CPUID | Processors in XED |
|---|---|---|
AVX512DQ_KOPB | AVX10.1 or AVX512DQ | Cannon Lake, Ice Lake (client), Tiger Lake, Nova Lake, Skylake-SP, Cascade Lake, Cooper Lake, Ice Lake (server), Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids, Diamond Rapids |
APX_F_KOPB | AVX10.1 + APX_F or APX_F + AVX512DQ | Nova Lake, Diamond Rapids |
More AVX10.1 instructions
- KADDB
- KADDD
- KADDQ
- KADDW
- KANDB
- KANDD
- KANDNB
- KANDND
- KANDNQ
- KANDNW
- KANDQ
- KANDW
- KMOVD
- KMOVQ
- KMOVW
- KNOTB
- KNOTD
- KNOTQ
- KNOTW
- KORB
- KORD
- KORQ
- KORTESTB
- KORTESTD
- KORTESTQ
- KORTESTW
- KORW
- KSHIFTLB
- KSHIFTLD
- KSHIFTLQ
- KSHIFTLW
- KSHIFTRB
- KSHIFTRD
- KSHIFTRQ
- KSHIFTRW
- KTESTB
- KTESTD
- KTESTQ
- KTESTW
- KUNPCKBW
More APX instructions
Sources
- Intel XED v2026.08.23 (commit
0bcb6237345c): forms, encodings, ISA sets, CPUID bits and chip model. - Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 10.2 Architecture Specification, revision 6.0 (361050-006, January 2026)
- Intel Advanced Performance Extensions (Intel APX) Architecture Specification, revision 7.0 (July 2025)
The tables are derived from Intel XED, Copyright Intel Corporation, licensed under the Apache License 2.0; x86-64.net converted and reformatted them. The text is our own.