MOVZX — Move With Zero-Extend

Opcode	Instruction	Op/En	64-Bit Mode	Compat/Leg Mode	Description
0F B6 /r	MOVZX r16, r/m8	RM	Valid	Valid	Move byte to word with zero-extension.
0F B6 /r	MOVZX r32, r/m8	RM	Valid	Valid	Move byte to doubleword, zero-extension.
REX.W + 0F B6 /r	MOVZX r64, r/m8¹	RM	Valid	N.E.	Move byte to quadword, zero-extension.
0F B7 /r	MOVZX r32, r/m16	RM	Valid	Valid	Move word to doubleword, zero-extension.
REX.W + 0F B7 /r	MOVZX r64, r/m16	RM	Valid	N.E.	Move word to quadword, zero-extension.

1. In 64-bit mode, r/m8 can not be encoded to access the following byte registers if the REX prefix is used: AH, BH, CH, DH.

Instruction Operand Encoding ¶

Op/En	Operand 1	Operand 2	Operand 3	Operand 4
RM	ModRM:reg (w)	ModRM:r/m (r)	N/A	N/A

Description ¶

Copies the contents of the source operand (register or memory location) to the destination operand (register) and zero extends the value. The size of the converted value depends on the operand-size attribute.

In 64-bit mode, the instruction’s default operation size is 32 bits. Use of the REX.R prefix permits access to additional registers (R8-R15). Use of the REX.W prefix promotes operation to 64 bit operands. See the summary chart at the beginning of this section for encoding data and limits.

Operation ¶

DEST := ZeroExtend(SRC);

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.
#GP(0)	If the DS, ES, FS, or GS register contains a NULL segment selector.
#SS(0)	If a memory operand effective address is outside the SS segment limit.
#PF(fault-code)	If a page fault occurs.
#AC(0)	If alignment checking is enabled and an unaligned memory reference is made while the current privilege level is 3.
#UD	If the LOCK prefix is used.

Real-Address Mode Exceptions ¶

#GP	If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit.
#SS	If a memory operand effective address is outside the SS segment limit.
#UD	If the LOCK prefix is used.

Virtual-8086 Mode Exceptions ¶

#GP(0)	If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit.
#SS(0)	If a memory operand effective address is outside the SS segment limit.
#PF(fault-code)	If a page fault occurs.
#AC(0)	If alignment checking is enabled and an unaligned memory reference is made.
#UD	If the LOCK prefix is used.

Compatibility Mode Exceptions ¶

Same exceptions as in protected mode.

64-Bit Mode Exceptions ¶

#SS(0)	If a memory address referencing the SS segment is in a non-canonical form.
#GP(0)	If the memory address is in a non-canonical form.
#PF(fault-code)	If a page fault occurs.
#AC(0)	If alignment checking is enabled and an unaligned memory reference is made while the current privilege level is 3.
#UD	If the LOCK prefix is used.