CMPSW - x86-64 instruction reference

cmpswCompare string words 
Compares the word at [rsi] with the word at [rdi], sets the flags, then advances rsi and rdi by 2, backward when DF is set.
8086 and later
CFPFAFZFSFDFOF ●●●●●–●
● set from the result
– not changed
Reads DF
Forms  cmpsw  
The w suffix selects an element of 2 bytes. After each element, the instruction increases rsi and rdi by 2 when DF = 0, or decreases rsi and rdi by 2 when DF = 1. In 64-bit mode the default addresses use rsi and rdi. The a32 address-size prefix instead uses esi and edi; 16-bit string addressing is unavailable.
repe / repz repeats while ZF = 1, and repne / repnz repeats while ZF = 0. Each stops when the counter reaches zero; a nonzero initial counter permits the first comparison before testing its result. The counter is rcx by default or ecx with a32. If it starts at zero, a repeated instruction accesses no element. The data width is independent of this address and counter width.
 global _start

section .text
_start:
        mov rax, 12
        mov rbx, 5
        mov rcx, 3
        mov rsi, 9

        cmpsw

        mov rax, 60         ; syscall 60: exit
        xor rdi, rdi
        syscall