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x86-64
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x86-64 is the instruction set used in AMD and Intel's current 64-bit processors, and it debuted with the AMD Athlon 64 line of microprocessors. While this instruction set is used by both companies, their implementations vary slightly; AMD calls its implementation AMD64, while Intel named its implementation EM64T.

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