Java integers are stored in 32 bits, so each vector register can hold eight Java integers (ints). The JIT will generate code to load values from the array in groups of eight.

JEP 460, Vector API (Seventh Incubator), has been delivered for JDK 22, marking the culmination of iterative enhancements from its initial incubation in JDK 16 through to JEP 448 in JDK 21. This lates ...