FSTCW           Store control word                   Exceptions: None
FNSTCW Store control word, no wait C3 C2 C1 C0: ? ? ? ?

FSTCW destination
FNSTCW destination

Logic destination ← control word

FSTCW stores the FPU control word register in destination (a 16-bit
memory location). The no-wait form of this instruction is FNSTCW.
The FSTCW form checks for unmasked FP error conditions before
storing the control word; FNSTCW does not make this check.


Opcode Format
9B D9 /7 FSTCW m16
D9 /7 FNSTCW m16


Timing
Variations/
operand 8087 287 387 486 Pentium
fstcw m16 12-18 12-18 15 3 2 NP
fnstcw m16 12-18 12-18 15 3 2 NP

The wait version may take additional cycles