> Each MMX register is 64 bits wide. Internally, the MMX registers were aliases of the x87 floating-point registers.
Due to the way the first Pentium 3 CPUs (Katmai) were built, they likewise aliased the x87 (and thus, MMX) registers to the XMM SSE registers, but this was hidden from programs. It wasn't until at least the Coppermine revision that they were separate registers again.
Due to the way the first Pentium 3 CPUs (Katmai) were built, they likewise aliased the x87 (and thus, MMX) registers to the XMM SSE registers, but this was hidden from programs. It wasn't until at least the Coppermine revision that they were separate registers again.