Instruction
VPCLMULQDQ
Carry-less multiplies one quadword of each source, chosen by an immediate, into a 128-bit product in each 128-bit lane.
- Extensions
- Forms
- 10 (4 VEX, 6 EVEX)
- Data
- Intel XED v2026.08.23
Forms
| Instruction | Encoding | Requires |
|---|---|---|
VPCLMULQDQ xmm, xmm, xmm, imm8
VPCLMULQDQ_XMMdq_XMMdq_XMMdq_IMMb | VEX.128.66.0F3A.WIG 44 /r ib | AVX |
VPCLMULQDQ xmm, xmm, m128, imm8
VPCLMULQDQ_XMMdq_XMMdq_MEMdq_IMMb | VEX.128.66.0F3A.WIG 44 /r ib | AVX |
VPCLMULQDQ ymm, ymm, ymm, imm8
VPCLMULQDQ_YMMu128_YMMu64_YMMu64_IMM8 | VEX.256.66.0F3A.WIG 44 /r ib | VPCLMULQDQ |
VPCLMULQDQ ymm, ymm, m256, imm8
VPCLMULQDQ_YMMu128_YMMu64_MEMu64_IMM8 | VEX.256.66.0F3A.WIG 44 /r ib | VPCLMULQDQ |
VPCLMULQDQ xmm, xmm, xmm, imm8
VPCLMULQDQ_XMMu128_XMMu64_XMMu64_IMM8_AVX512 | EVEX.128.66.0F3A.WIG 44 /r ib | AVX10.1 + VPCLMULQDQ or VPCLMULQDQ + PCLMULQDQ + AVX512F + AVX512VL |
VPCLMULQDQ xmm, xmm, m128, imm8
VPCLMULQDQ_XMMu128_XMMu64_MEMu64_IMM8_AVX512 | EVEX.128.66.0F3A.WIG 44 /r ib | AVX10.1 + VPCLMULQDQ or VPCLMULQDQ + PCLMULQDQ + AVX512F + AVX512VL |
VPCLMULQDQ ymm, ymm, ymm, imm8
VPCLMULQDQ_YMMu128_YMMu64_YMMu64_IMM8_AVX512 | EVEX.256.66.0F3A.WIG 44 /r ib | AVX10.1 + VPCLMULQDQ or VPCLMULQDQ + PCLMULQDQ + AVX512F + AVX512VL |
VPCLMULQDQ ymm, ymm, m256, imm8
VPCLMULQDQ_YMMu128_YMMu64_MEMu64_IMM8_AVX512 | EVEX.256.66.0F3A.WIG 44 /r ib | AVX10.1 + VPCLMULQDQ or VPCLMULQDQ + PCLMULQDQ + AVX512F + AVX512VL |
VPCLMULQDQ zmm, zmm, zmm, imm8
VPCLMULQDQ_ZMMu128_ZMMu64_ZMMu64_IMM8_AVX512 | EVEX.512.66.0F3A.WIG 44 /r ib | AVX10.1 + VPCLMULQDQ or VPCLMULQDQ + PCLMULQDQ + AVX512F |
VPCLMULQDQ zmm, zmm, m512, imm8
VPCLMULQDQ_ZMMu128_ZMMu64_MEMu64_IMM8_AVX512 | EVEX.512.66.0F3A.WIG 44 /r ib | AVX10.1 + VPCLMULQDQ or VPCLMULQDQ + PCLMULQDQ + AVX512F |
Intrinsics
The C intrinsics of Clang 23.1.2 that compile to VPCLMULQDQ, each with the form it compiles to and the Clang options it needs. The forms come from compiling every intrinsic and decoding the result with Intel XED; all intrinsics A–Z explains the method.
| Intrinsic | Compiles to |
|---|---|
_mm_clmulepi64_si128
__m128i _mm_clmulepi64_si128(__m128i X, __m128i Y, const char I) |
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_mm256_clmulepi64_epi128
__m256i _mm256_clmulepi64_epi128(__m256i A, __m256i B, const char I) |
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_mm512_clmulepi64_epi128
__m512i _mm512_clmulepi64_epi128(__m512i A, __m512i B, const char I) |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
AVX | AVX | Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake, Comet Lake, Cannon Lake, Ice Lake (client), Tiger Lake, Alder Lake, Arrow Lake, Panther Lake, Nova Lake, Skylake-SP, Cascade Lake, Cooper Lake, Ice Lake (server), Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids, Diamond Rapids, Sierra Forest, Clearwater Forest, Knights Landing, Knights Mill, Bulldozer, Piledriver, Zen, Zen+, Zen 2 |
VPCLMULQDQ | VPCLMULQDQ | Ice Lake (client), Tiger Lake, Alder Lake, Arrow Lake, Panther Lake, Nova Lake, Ice Lake (server), Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids, Diamond Rapids, Sierra Forest, Clearwater Forest |
AVX512_VPCLMULQDQ_128 | AVX10.1 + VPCLMULQDQ or VPCLMULQDQ + PCLMULQDQ + AVX512F + AVX512VL | Ice Lake (client), Tiger Lake, Nova Lake, Ice Lake (server), Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids, Diamond Rapids |
AVX512_VPCLMULQDQ_256 | AVX10.1 + VPCLMULQDQ or VPCLMULQDQ + PCLMULQDQ + AVX512F + AVX512VL | Ice Lake (client), Tiger Lake, Nova Lake, Ice Lake (server), Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids, Diamond Rapids |
AVX512_VPCLMULQDQ_512 | AVX10.1 + VPCLMULQDQ or VPCLMULQDQ + PCLMULQDQ + AVX512F | Ice Lake (client), Tiger Lake, Nova Lake, Ice Lake (server), Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids, Diamond Rapids |
More AVX10.1 instructions
- VPADDUSB
- VPADDUSW
- VPADDW
- VPALIGNR
- VPANDD
- VPANDND
- VPANDNQ
- VPANDQ
- VPAVGB
- VPAVGW
- VPBLENDMB
- VPBLENDMD
- VPBLENDMQ
- VPBLENDMW
- VPBROADCASTB
- VPBROADCASTD
- VPBROADCASTMB2Q
- VPBROADCASTMW2D
- VPBROADCASTQ
- VPBROADCASTW
- VPCMPB
- VPCMPD
- VPCMPEQB
- VPCMPEQD
- VPCMPEQQ
- VPCMPEQW
- VPCMPGTB
- VPCMPGTD
- VPCMPGTQ
- VPCMPGTW
- VPCMPQ
- VPCMPUB
- VPCMPUD
- VPCMPUQ
- VPCMPUW
- VPCMPW
- VPCOMPRESSB
- VPCOMPRESSD
- VPCOMPRESSQ
- VPCOMPRESSW
Sources
- Intel XED v2026.08.23 (commit
0bcb6237345c): forms, encodings, ISA sets, CPUID bits and chip model. - Clang's x86 intrinsic headers, LLVM 23.1.2 (commit
85ac56026243): the intrinsics, their signatures and doc comments, and the Clang of that release, which compiled each of them. - Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 10.2 Architecture Specification, revision 6.0 (361050-006, January 2026)
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 intrinsics and their signatures come from Clang, part of the LLVM Project, licensed under the Apache License 2.0 with LLVM Exceptions. The text is our own.