x86 Instruction Set Reference

PMAXSW

Maximum of Packed Signed Word Integers

Opcode Mnemonic Description
0F EE /r PMAXSW mm1, mm2/m64 Compare signed word integers in mm2/m64 and mm1 and return maximum values.
66 0F EE /r PMAXSW xmm1, xmm2/m128 Compare signed word integers in xmm2/m128 and xmm1 and return maximum values.
Description

Performs an SIMD compare of the packed signed word integers in the destination operand (first operand) and the source operand (second operand), and returns the maximum value for each pair of word integers to the destination operand. The source operand can be an MMX technology register or a 64-bit memory location, or it can be an XMM register or a 128-bit memory location.

The destination operand can be an MMX technology register or an XMM register.
Operation 
if(OperandSize == 64) {
	//PMAXSW instruction for 64-bit operands:
	if(Destination[0..15] <= Source[0..15]) Destination[0..15] = Source[0..15];
	if(Destination[16..31] <= Source[16..31]) Destination[16..31] = Source[16..31];
	if(Destination[32..47] <= Source[32..47]) Destination[32..47] = Source[32..47];
	if(Destination[48..63] <= Source[48..63]) Destination[48..63] = Source[48..63];
}
else {
	//PMAXSW instruction for 128-bit operands:
	if(Destination[0..15] <= Source[0..15]) Destination[0..15] = Source[0..15];
	if(Destination[16..31] <= Source[16..31]) Destination[16..31] = Source[16..31];
	if(Destination[32..47] <= Source[32..47]) Destination[32..47] = Source[32..47];
	if(Destination[48..63] <= Source[48..63]) Destination[48..63] = Source[48..63];
	if(Destination[64..79] <= Source[64..79]) Destination[64..79] = Source[64..79];
	if(Destination[80..95] <= Source[80..95]) Destination[80..95] = Source[80..95];
	if(Destination[96..111] <= Source[96..111]) Destination[96..111] = Source[96..111];
	if(Destination[112..127] <= Source[112..127]) Destination[112..127] = Source[112..127];
}
Flags affected

None.

Protected Mode Exceptions
#GP(0)If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit. (128-bit operations only) If a memory operand is not aligned on a 16-byte boundary, regardless of segment.
#GP(0)If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit. (128-bit operations only) If a memory operand is not aligned on a 16-byte boundary, regardless of segment.
#SS(0)If a memory operand effective address is outside the SS segment limit.
#UDIf EM in CR0 is set. (128-bit operations only) If OSFXSR in CR4 is 0. (128-bit operations only) If CPUID feature flag SSE2 is 0.
#NMIf TS in CR0 is set.
#MF(64-bit operations only) If there is a pending x87 FPU exception.
#PF(fault-code)If a page fault occurs.
Real-Address Mode Exceptions
#GP(0)(128-bit operations only) If a memory operand is not aligned on a 16-byte boundary, regardless of segment. If any part of the operand lies outside of the effective address space from 0 to FFFFH.
#GP(0)(128-bit operations only) If a memory operand is not aligned on a 16-byte boundary, regardless of segment. If any part of the operand lies outside of the effective address space from 0 to FFFFH.
#UDIf EM in CR0 is set. (128-bit operations only) If OSFXSR in CR4 is 0. (128-bit operations only) If CPUID feature flag SSE2 is 0.
#NMIf TS in CR0 is set.
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.
Numeric Exceptions
None.
Instruction Latency Throughput Execution Unit
CPUID0F3n/0F2n0F3n/0F2n0F2n
PMAX mm, mm2/21/1MMX_ALU
PMAX xmm, xmm2/22/2MMX_ALU