# MULSS

# Multiply Scalar Single-Precision Floating-Point Values

Opcode Mnemonic Description
F3 0F 59 /r MULSS xmm1, xmm2/m32 Multiply the low single-precision floating-point value in xmm2/mem by the low single-precision floating-point value in xmm1.

# Description

Multiplies the low single-precision floating-point value from the source operand (second operand) by the low single-precision floating-point value in the destination operand (first operand), and stores the single-precision floating-point result in the destination operand. The source operand can be an XMM register or a 32-bit memory location. The destination operand is an XMM register. The three high-order doublewords of the destination operand remain unchanged. See Figure 10-6 in the IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual, Volume 1 for an illustration of a scalar single-precision floating-point operation.

# Operation

Destination[0..31] = Destination[0..31] * Source[0..31];
//Destination[32..127] remains unchanged

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# SIMD Floating-Point Exceptions

Overflow, Underflow, Invalid, Precision, Denormal.

# Protected Mode Exceptions

#GP(0) For an illegal memory operand effective address in the CS, DS, ES, FS or GS segments.
#GP(0) For an illegal memory operand effective address in the CS, DS, ES, FS or GS segments.
#SS(0) For an illegal address in the SS segment.
#PF(fault-code) For a page fault.
#NM If TS in CR0 is set.
#XM If an unmasked SIMD floating-point exception and OSXMMEXCPT in CR4 is 1.
#UD If an unmasked SIMD floating-point exception and OSXMMEXCPT in CR4 is 0. If EM in CR0 is set. If OSFXSR in CR4 is 0. If CPUID feature flag SSE is 0.

# Real-Address Mode Exceptions

#GP(0) If any part of the operand lies outside the effective address space from 0 to FFFFH.
#GP(0) If any part of the operand lies outside the effective address space from 0 to FFFFH.
#NM If TS in CR0 is set.
#XM If an unmasked SIMD floating-point exception and OSXMMEXCPT in CR4 is 1.

# Virtual-8086 Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in Real Address Mode

#PF(fault-code) For a page fault.
#PF(fault-code) For a page fault.
Instruction Latency Throughput Execution Unit
CPUID 0F3n/0F2n 0F3n/0F2n 0F2n
MULSS xmm, xmm 7/6 2/2 FP_MUL