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The end of an era as Linux 7.5 purges the last 30-year-old Intel MMX optimizations from Pentium age

Tom's Hardware · US · Hardware · 11/8/2026, 9:40:00 AM

Linux developers are preparing to make Intel’s ancient MultiMedia eXtensions irrelevant, with the last MMX code now set to be removed from the kernel.

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