# Denormalization per platform

**URL:** <https://forum.juce.com/t/denormalization-per-platform/6689>\
**Category:** Audio Plugins\
**Created:** [April 9, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/denormalization-per-platform/6689 "2011-04-09T19:12:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.juce.com/mike/32/629_2.png) [@Mike](https://forum.juce.com/u/Mike)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/denormalization-per-platform/6689/1 "2011-04-09T19:12:33Z")

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Hi! - Remind me, please, on which CPU platforms are denormalized floats an issue? (To begin with, I can’t understand why things “need” to become screwed up when a small number becomes “too small”; I say just zero it!) It would certainly help if we could remove undenormalization if it’s not needed.

Intel ia86: Yes, unless SSE (?)  
Amd x64: Never (?)  
PPC 32: Never  
PPC 64: Never  
Arm: ???  
XYZ: ???