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FEX 2407 Emulator For x86_64 Binaries On ARM Now Handles AVX/AVX2


This month's FEX 2407 release as the open-source emulator for running x86_64 binaries on AArch64 (64-bit ARM) is a big one with now handling AVX/AVX2.

In turn this allows games like Metro Exodus and Crysis 3 Remastered to now run on ARM hardware with the new FEX release: FEX 2407 also brings other fixes, performance optimizations, and other improvements to this stellar open-source project for opening up x86 software binaries to ARM efficiently. About The AuthorMichael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience.

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