Java getProperties

Question

The command:

System.getProperties().list(System.out);

returns the following:

sun.cpu.isalist=amd64

I can't understand why it's amd64. I have Lenovo with Intel 3i, Win7 (where the code was tested) and Ubuntu. Where is the trick?

Thanks

Answer 1

All Intel x64 systems use the Amd64 instruction set under license. In terms of instruction set, its an Amd64.

Answer 2

AMD was has introduced 64bit CPU instruction first. It is still called AMD64 but meant are both Intel 64 bits and AMD 64 bits x86 processors. A better name would be x86_64...

Answer 3

The AMD64 is an architecture, like x86 was.

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