Summary of machine architecture encodings

Encodings for machine architectures are shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Summary of encodings for machine architectures
Machine architecture	Binary integer encoding	Packed-decimal integer encoding	Floating-point encoding
IBM® i	normal	normal	IEEE normal
Intel x86	reversed	reversed	IEEE reversed
PowerPC®	normal	normal	IEEE normal
System/390	normal	normal	System/390