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Instruction

VPMULHUW

Multiplies unsigned words and keeps the high 16 bits of each product.

Extensions
Forms
10 (4 VEX, 6 EVEX)
Data
Intel XED v2026.08.23

Forms

Every encoding of VPMULHUW that Intel XED knows, one row per XED instruction form (iform). How to read the notation.
InstructionEncodingRequires
VPMULHUW xmm, xmm, m128 VPMULHUW_XMMdq_XMMdq_MEMdqVEX.128.66.0F.WIG E4 /rAVX
VPMULHUW xmm, xmm, xmm VPMULHUW_XMMdq_XMMdq_XMMdqVEX.128.66.0F.WIG E4 /rAVX
VPMULHUW ymm, ymm, m256 VPMULHUW_YMMqq_YMMqq_MEMqqVEX.256.66.0F.WIG E4 /rAVX2
VPMULHUW ymm, ymm, ymm VPMULHUW_YMMqq_YMMqq_YMMqqVEX.256.66.0F.WIG E4 /rAVX2
VPMULHUW xmm {k}{z}, xmm, xmm VPMULHUW_XMMu16_MASKmskw_XMMu16_XMMu16_AVX512EVEX.128.66.0F.WIG E4 /rAVX10.1 or AVX512BW + AVX512VL
VPMULHUW xmm {k}{z}, xmm, m128 VPMULHUW_XMMu16_MASKmskw_XMMu16_MEMu16_AVX512EVEX.128.66.0F.WIG E4 /rAVX10.1 or AVX512BW + AVX512VL
VPMULHUW ymm {k}{z}, ymm, ymm VPMULHUW_YMMu16_MASKmskw_YMMu16_YMMu16_AVX512EVEX.256.66.0F.WIG E4 /rAVX10.1 or AVX512BW + AVX512VL
VPMULHUW ymm {k}{z}, ymm, m256 VPMULHUW_YMMu16_MASKmskw_YMMu16_MEMu16_AVX512EVEX.256.66.0F.WIG E4 /rAVX10.1 or AVX512BW + AVX512VL
VPMULHUW zmm {k}{z}, zmm, zmm VPMULHUW_ZMMu16_MASKmskw_ZMMu16_ZMMu16_AVX512EVEX.512.66.0F.WIG E4 /rAVX10.1 or AVX512BW
VPMULHUW zmm {k}{z}, zmm, m512 VPMULHUW_ZMMu16_MASKmskw_ZMMu16_MEMu16_AVX512EVEX.512.66.0F.WIG E4 /rAVX10.1 or AVX512BW

Intrinsics

The C intrinsics of Clang 23.1.2 that compile to VPMULHUW, 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.

IntrinsicCompiles to
_mm_mulhi_epu16 __m128i _mm_mulhi_epu16(__m128i __a, __m128i __b)

VPMULHUW xmm, xmm, xmm VEX.128 -mavxwith AVX enabled

_mm_mask_mulhi_epu16 __m128i _mm_mask_mulhi_epu16(__m128i __W, __mmask8 __U, __m128i __A, __m128i __B)

VPMULHUW xmm {k}, xmm, xmm EVEX.128 -mavx512vl -mavx512bw

_mm_maskz_mulhi_epu16 __m128i _mm_maskz_mulhi_epu16(__mmask8 __U, __m128i __A, __m128i __B)

VPMULHUW xmm {k}{z}, xmm, xmm EVEX.128 -mavx512vl -mavx512bw

_mm256_mulhi_epu16 __m256i _mm256_mulhi_epu16(__m256i __a, __m256i __b)

VPMULHUW ymm, ymm, ymm VEX.256 -mavx2

_mm256_mask_mulhi_epu16 __m256i _mm256_mask_mulhi_epu16(__m256i __W, __mmask16 __U, __m256i __A, __m256i __B)

VPMULHUW ymm {k}, ymm, ymm EVEX.256 -mavx512vl -mavx512bw

_mm256_maskz_mulhi_epu16 __m256i _mm256_maskz_mulhi_epu16(__mmask16 __U, __m256i __A, __m256i __B)

VPMULHUW ymm {k}{z}, ymm, ymm EVEX.256 -mavx512vl -mavx512bw

_mm512_mulhi_epu16 __m512i _mm512_mulhi_epu16(__m512i __A, __m512i __B)

VPMULHUW zmm, zmm, zmm EVEX.512 -mavx512bw

_mm512_mask_mulhi_epu16 __m512i _mm512_mask_mulhi_epu16(__m512i __W, __mmask32 __U, __m512i __A, __m512i __B)

VPMULHUW zmm {k}, zmm, zmm EVEX.512 -mavx512bw

_mm512_maskz_mulhi_epu16 __m512i _mm512_maskz_mulhi_epu16(__mmask32 __U, __m512i __A, __m512i __B)

VPMULHUW zmm {k}{z}, zmm, zmm EVEX.512 -mavx512bw

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.

CPUID requirements and processors of the XED ISA sets above. Alternatives are separated by “or”; processors follow XED’s chip model, which covers AMD processors up to Zen 2.
ISA setCPUIDProcessors in XED
AVX

AVX
CPUID.01H:ECX[28] 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
AVX2

AVX2
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=0):EBX[5] AVX2

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, Zen, Zen+, Zen 2
AVX512BW_128

AVX10.1
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=1):EDX[19] AVX10
CPUID.(EAX=24H,ECX=0):EBX[7:0] ≥ 1 AVX10 version

or

AVX512BW + AVX512VL
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=0):EBX[30] AVX512BW
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=0):EBX[31] AVX512VL

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
AVX512BW_256

AVX10.1
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=1):EDX[19] AVX10
CPUID.(EAX=24H,ECX=0):EBX[7:0] ≥ 1 AVX10 version

or

AVX512BW + AVX512VL
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=0):EBX[30] AVX512BW
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=0):EBX[31] AVX512VL

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
AVX512BW_512

AVX10.1
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=1):EDX[19] AVX10
CPUID.(EAX=24H,ECX=0):EBX[7:0] ≥ 1 AVX10 version

or

AVX512BW
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=0):EBX[30] AVX512BW

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

More AVX10.1 instructions

All 686 AVX10.1 instructions

Sources

  1. Intel XED v2026.08.23 (commit 0bcb6237345c): forms, encodings, ISA sets, CPUID bits and chip model.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.