diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_rx.c b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_rx.c
index 75bb7225d2..f3e4fb27d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_rx.c
@@ -2,164 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(C) 2023 Marvell.
  */
 
-#include "otx_ep_common.h"
-#include "otx2_ep_vf.h"
-#include "otx_ep_rxtx.h"
-
-static inline int
-cnxk_ep_rx_refill_mbuf(struct otx_ep_droq *droq, uint32_t count)
-{
-	struct otx_ep_droq_desc *desc_ring = droq->desc_ring;
-	struct rte_mbuf **recv_buf_list = droq->recv_buf_list;
-	uint32_t refill_idx = droq->refill_idx;
-	struct rte_mbuf *buf;
-	uint32_t i;
-	int rc;
-
-	rc = rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk(droq->mpool, &recv_buf_list[refill_idx], count);
-	if (unlikely(rc)) {
-		droq->stats.rx_alloc_failure++;
-		return rc;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		buf = recv_buf_list[refill_idx];
-		desc_ring[refill_idx].buffer_ptr = rte_mbuf_data_iova_default(buf);
-		refill_idx++;
-	}
-
-	droq->refill_idx = otx_ep_incr_index(droq->refill_idx, count, droq->nb_desc);
-	droq->refill_count -= count;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline void
-cnxk_ep_rx_refill(struct otx_ep_droq *droq)
-{
-	uint32_t desc_refilled = 0, count;
-	uint32_t nb_desc = droq->nb_desc;
-	uint32_t refill_idx = droq->refill_idx;
-	int rc;
-
-	if (unlikely(droq->read_idx == refill_idx))
-		return;
-
-	if (refill_idx < droq->read_idx) {
-		count = droq->read_idx - refill_idx;
-		rc = cnxk_ep_rx_refill_mbuf(droq, count);
-		if (unlikely(rc)) {
-			droq->stats.rx_alloc_failure++;
-			return;
-		}
-		desc_refilled = count;
-	} else {
-		count = nb_desc - refill_idx;
-		rc = cnxk_ep_rx_refill_mbuf(droq, count);
-		if (unlikely(rc)) {
-			droq->stats.rx_alloc_failure++;
-			return;
-		}
-
-		desc_refilled = count;
-		count = droq->read_idx;
-		rc = cnxk_ep_rx_refill_mbuf(droq, count);
-		if (unlikely(rc)) {
-			droq->stats.rx_alloc_failure++;
-			return;
-		}
-		desc_refilled += count;
-	}
-
-	/* Flush the droq descriptor data to memory to be sure
-	 * that when we update the credits the data in memory is
-	 * accurate.
-	 */
-	rte_io_wmb();
-	rte_write32(desc_refilled, droq->pkts_credit_reg);
-}
-
-static inline uint32_t
-cnxk_ep_check_rx_pkts(struct otx_ep_droq *droq)
-{
-	uint32_t new_pkts;
-	uint32_t val;
-
-	/* Batch subtractions from the HW counter to reduce PCIe traffic
-	 * This adds an extra local variable, but almost halves the
-	 * number of PCIe writes.
-	 */
-	val = __atomic_load_n(droq->pkts_sent_ism, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
-	new_pkts = val - droq->pkts_sent_ism_prev;
-	droq->pkts_sent_ism_prev = val;
-
-	if (val > RTE_BIT32(31)) {
-		/* Only subtract the packet count in the HW counter
-		 * when count above halfway to saturation.
-		 */
-		rte_write64((uint64_t)val, droq->pkts_sent_reg);
-		rte_mb();
-
-		rte_write64(OTX2_SDP_REQUEST_ISM, droq->pkts_sent_reg);
-		while (__atomic_load_n(droq->pkts_sent_ism, __ATOMIC_RELAXED) >= val) {
-			rte_write64(OTX2_SDP_REQUEST_ISM, droq->pkts_sent_reg);
-			rte_mb();
-		}
-
-		droq->pkts_sent_ism_prev = 0;
-	}
-	rte_write64(OTX2_SDP_REQUEST_ISM, droq->pkts_sent_reg);
-	droq->pkts_pending += new_pkts;
-
-	return new_pkts;
-}
-
-static inline int16_t __rte_hot
-cnxk_ep_rx_pkts_to_process(struct otx_ep_droq *droq, uint16_t nb_pkts)
-{
-	if (droq->pkts_pending < nb_pkts)
-		cnxk_ep_check_rx_pkts(droq);
-
-	return RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, droq->pkts_pending);
-}
-
-static __rte_always_inline void
-cnxk_ep_process_pkts_scalar(struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, struct otx_ep_droq *droq, uint16_t new_pkts)
-{
-	struct rte_mbuf **recv_buf_list = droq->recv_buf_list;
-	uint32_t bytes_rsvd = 0, read_idx = droq->read_idx;
-	uint16_t nb_desc = droq->nb_desc;
-	uint16_t pkts;
-
-	for (pkts = 0; pkts < new_pkts; pkts++) {
-		struct otx_ep_droq_info *info;
-		struct rte_mbuf *mbuf;
-		uint16_t pkt_len;
-
-		rte_prefetch0(recv_buf_list[otx_ep_incr_index(read_idx, 2, nb_desc)]);
-		rte_prefetch0(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(recv_buf_list[otx_ep_incr_index(read_idx,
-									       2, nb_desc)],
-			      void *));
-
-		mbuf = recv_buf_list[read_idx];
-		info = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(mbuf, struct otx_ep_droq_info *);
-		read_idx = otx_ep_incr_index(read_idx, 1, nb_desc);
-		pkt_len = rte_bswap16(info->length >> 48);
-		mbuf->pkt_len = pkt_len;
-		mbuf->data_len = pkt_len;
-
-		*(uint64_t *)&mbuf->rearm_data = droq->rearm_data;
-		rx_pkts[pkts] = mbuf;
-		bytes_rsvd += pkt_len;
-	}
-	droq->read_idx = read_idx;
-
-	droq->refill_count += new_pkts;
-	droq->pkts_pending -= new_pkts;
-	/* Stats */
-	droq->stats.pkts_received += new_pkts;
-	droq->stats.bytes_received += bytes_rsvd;
-}
+#include "cnxk_ep_rx.h"
 
 static __rte_always_inline void
 cnxk_ep_process_pkts_scalar_mseg(struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, struct otx_ep_droq *droq,
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_rx.h b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_rx.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e71fc0de5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_rx.h
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2023 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#include <rte_vect.h>
+
+#include "otx_ep_common.h"
+#include "otx2_ep_vf.h"
+#include "otx_ep_rxtx.h"
+
+#define CNXK_EP_OQ_DESC_PER_LOOP_SSE 4
+#define CNXK_EP_OQ_DESC_PER_LOOP_AVX 8
+
+static inline int
+cnxk_ep_rx_refill_mbuf(struct otx_ep_droq *droq, uint32_t count)
+{
+	struct otx_ep_droq_desc *desc_ring = droq->desc_ring;
+	struct rte_mbuf **recv_buf_list = droq->recv_buf_list;
+	uint32_t refill_idx = droq->refill_idx;
+	struct rte_mbuf *buf;
+	uint32_t i;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk(droq->mpool, &recv_buf_list[refill_idx], count);
+	if (unlikely(rc)) {
+		droq->stats.rx_alloc_failure++;
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		buf = recv_buf_list[refill_idx];
+		desc_ring[refill_idx].buffer_ptr = rte_mbuf_data_iova_default(buf);
+		refill_idx++;
+	}
+
+	droq->refill_idx = otx_ep_incr_index(droq->refill_idx, count, droq->nb_desc);
+	droq->refill_count -= count;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void
+cnxk_ep_rx_refill(struct otx_ep_droq *droq)
+{
+	uint32_t desc_refilled = 0, count;
+	uint32_t nb_desc = droq->nb_desc;
+	uint32_t refill_idx = droq->refill_idx;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (unlikely(droq->read_idx == refill_idx))
+		return;
+
+	if (refill_idx < droq->read_idx) {
+		count = droq->read_idx - refill_idx;
+		rc = cnxk_ep_rx_refill_mbuf(droq, count);
+		if (unlikely(rc)) {
+			droq->stats.rx_alloc_failure++;
+			return;
+		}
+		desc_refilled = count;
+	} else {
+		count = nb_desc - refill_idx;
+		rc = cnxk_ep_rx_refill_mbuf(droq, count);
+		if (unlikely(rc)) {
+			droq->stats.rx_alloc_failure++;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		desc_refilled = count;
+		count = droq->read_idx;
+		rc = cnxk_ep_rx_refill_mbuf(droq, count);
+		if (unlikely(rc)) {
+			droq->stats.rx_alloc_failure++;
+			return;
+		}
+		desc_refilled += count;
+	}
+
+	/* Flush the droq descriptor data to memory to be sure
+	 * that when we update the credits the data in memory is
+	 * accurate.
+	 */
+	rte_io_wmb();
+	rte_write32(desc_refilled, droq->pkts_credit_reg);
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t
+cnxk_ep_check_rx_pkts(struct otx_ep_droq *droq)
+{
+	uint32_t new_pkts;
+	uint32_t val;
+
+	/* Batch subtractions from the HW counter to reduce PCIe traffic
+	 * This adds an extra local variable, but almost halves the
+	 * number of PCIe writes.
+	 */
+	val = __atomic_load_n(droq->pkts_sent_ism, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+	new_pkts = val - droq->pkts_sent_ism_prev;
+	droq->pkts_sent_ism_prev = val;
+
+	if (val > RTE_BIT32(31)) {
+		/* Only subtract the packet count in the HW counter
+		 * when count above halfway to saturation.
+		 */
+		rte_write64((uint64_t)val, droq->pkts_sent_reg);
+		rte_mb();
+
+		rte_write64(OTX2_SDP_REQUEST_ISM, droq->pkts_sent_reg);
+		while (__atomic_load_n(droq->pkts_sent_ism, __ATOMIC_RELAXED) >= val) {
+			rte_write64(OTX2_SDP_REQUEST_ISM, droq->pkts_sent_reg);
+			rte_mb();
+		}
+
+		droq->pkts_sent_ism_prev = 0;
+	}
+	rte_write64(OTX2_SDP_REQUEST_ISM, droq->pkts_sent_reg);
+	droq->pkts_pending += new_pkts;
+
+	return new_pkts;
+}
+
+static inline int16_t __rte_hot
+cnxk_ep_rx_pkts_to_process(struct otx_ep_droq *droq, uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	if (droq->pkts_pending < nb_pkts)
+		cnxk_ep_check_rx_pkts(droq);
+
+	return RTE_MIN(nb_pkts, droq->pkts_pending);
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+cnxk_ep_process_pkts_scalar(struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, struct otx_ep_droq *droq, uint16_t new_pkts)
+{
+	struct rte_mbuf **recv_buf_list = droq->recv_buf_list;
+	uint32_t bytes_rsvd = 0, read_idx = droq->read_idx;
+	uint16_t nb_desc = droq->nb_desc;
+	uint16_t pkts;
+
+	for (pkts = 0; pkts < new_pkts; pkts++) {
+		struct otx_ep_droq_info *info;
+		struct rte_mbuf *mbuf;
+		uint16_t pkt_len;
+
+		rte_prefetch0(recv_buf_list[otx_ep_incr_index(read_idx, 2, nb_desc)]);
+		rte_prefetch0(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(recv_buf_list[otx_ep_incr_index(read_idx,
+									       2, nb_desc)],
+			      void *));
+
+		mbuf = recv_buf_list[read_idx];
+		info = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(mbuf, struct otx_ep_droq_info *);
+		read_idx = otx_ep_incr_index(read_idx, 1, nb_desc);
+		pkt_len = rte_bswap16(info->length >> 48);
+		mbuf->pkt_len = pkt_len;
+		mbuf->data_len = pkt_len;
+
+		*(uint64_t *)&mbuf->rearm_data = droq->rearm_data;
+		rx_pkts[pkts] = mbuf;
+		bytes_rsvd += pkt_len;
+	}
+	droq->read_idx = read_idx;
+
+	droq->refill_count += new_pkts;
+	droq->pkts_pending -= new_pkts;
+	/* Stats */
+	droq->stats.pkts_received += new_pkts;
+	droq->stats.bytes_received += bytes_rsvd;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_rx_sse.c b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_rx_sse.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..531f75a2e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/cnxk_ep_rx_sse.c
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(C) 2023 Marvell.
+ */
+
+#include "cnxk_ep_rx.h"
+
+static __rte_always_inline uint32_t
+hadd(__m128i x)
+{
+	__m128i hi64 = _mm_shuffle_epi32(x, _MM_SHUFFLE(1, 0, 3, 2));
+	__m128i sum64 = _mm_add_epi32(hi64, x);
+	__m128i hi32 = _mm_shufflelo_epi16(sum64, _MM_SHUFFLE(1, 0, 3, 2));
+	__m128i sum32 = _mm_add_epi32(sum64, hi32);
+	return _mm_cvtsi128_si32(sum32);
+}
+
+static __rte_always_inline void
+cnxk_ep_process_pkts_vec_sse(struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, struct otx_ep_droq *droq, uint16_t new_pkts)
+{
+	struct rte_mbuf **recv_buf_list = droq->recv_buf_list;
+	uint32_t bytes_rsvd = 0, read_idx = droq->read_idx;
+	uint32_t idx0, idx1, idx2, idx3;
+	struct rte_mbuf *m0, *m1, *m2, *m3;
+	uint16_t nb_desc = droq->nb_desc;
+	uint16_t pkts = 0;
+
+	idx0 = read_idx;
+	while (pkts < new_pkts) {
+		const __m128i bswap_mask = _mm_set_epi8(0xFF, 0xFF, 12, 13, 0xFF, 0xFF, 8, 9, 0xFF,
+							0xFF, 4, 5, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0, 1);
+		const __m128i cpy_mask = _mm_set_epi8(0xFF, 0xFF, 9, 8, 0xFF, 0xFF, 9, 8, 0xFF,
+						      0xFF, 1, 0, 0xFF, 0xFF, 1, 0);
+		__m128i s01, s23;
+
+		idx1 = otx_ep_incr_index(idx0, 1, nb_desc);
+		idx2 = otx_ep_incr_index(idx1, 1, nb_desc);
+		idx3 = otx_ep_incr_index(idx2, 1, nb_desc);
+
+		m0 = recv_buf_list[idx0];
+		m1 = recv_buf_list[idx1];
+		m2 = recv_buf_list[idx2];
+		m3 = recv_buf_list[idx3];
+
+		s01 = _mm_set_epi32(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m3, struct otx_ep_droq_info *)->length >> 48,
+				    rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m1, struct otx_ep_droq_info *)->length >> 48,
+				    rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m2, struct otx_ep_droq_info *)->length >> 48,
+				    rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m0, struct otx_ep_droq_info *)->length >> 48);
+		s01 = _mm_shuffle_epi8(s01, bswap_mask);
+		bytes_rsvd += hadd(s01);
+		s23 = _mm_shuffle_epi32(s01, _MM_SHUFFLE(3, 3, 1, 1));
+		s01 = _mm_shuffle_epi8(s01, cpy_mask);
+		s23 = _mm_shuffle_epi8(s23, cpy_mask);
+
+		*(uint64_t *)&m0->pkt_len = _mm_extract_epi64(s01, 0);
+		*(uint64_t *)&m1->pkt_len = _mm_extract_epi64(s01, 1);
+		*(uint64_t *)&m2->pkt_len = _mm_extract_epi64(s23, 0);
+		*(uint64_t *)&m3->pkt_len = _mm_extract_epi64(s23, 1);
+
+		*(uint64_t *)&m0->rearm_data = droq->rearm_data;
+		*(uint64_t *)&m1->rearm_data = droq->rearm_data;
+		*(uint64_t *)&m2->rearm_data = droq->rearm_data;
+		*(uint64_t *)&m3->rearm_data = droq->rearm_data;
+
+		rx_pkts[pkts++] = m0;
+		rx_pkts[pkts++] = m1;
+		rx_pkts[pkts++] = m2;
+		rx_pkts[pkts++] = m3;
+		idx0 = otx_ep_incr_index(idx3, 1, nb_desc);
+	}
+	droq->read_idx = idx0;
+
+	droq->refill_count += new_pkts;
+	droq->pkts_pending -= new_pkts;
+	/* Stats */
+	droq->stats.pkts_received += new_pkts;
+	droq->stats.bytes_received += bytes_rsvd;
+}
+
+uint16_t __rte_noinline __rte_hot
+cnxk_ep_recv_pkts_sse(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	struct otx_ep_droq *droq = (struct otx_ep_droq *)rx_queue;
+	uint16_t new_pkts, vpkts;
+
+	new_pkts = cnxk_ep_rx_pkts_to_process(droq, nb_pkts);
+	vpkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(new_pkts, CNXK_EP_OQ_DESC_PER_LOOP_SSE);
+	cnxk_ep_process_pkts_vec_sse(rx_pkts, droq, vpkts);
+	cnxk_ep_process_pkts_scalar(&rx_pkts[vpkts], droq, new_pkts - vpkts);
+
+	/* Refill RX buffers */
+	if (droq->refill_count >= DROQ_REFILL_THRESHOLD)
+		cnxk_ep_rx_refill(droq);
+
+	return new_pkts;
+}
+
+uint16_t __rte_noinline __rte_hot
+cn9k_ep_recv_pkts_sse(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
+{
+	struct otx_ep_droq *droq = (struct otx_ep_droq *)rx_queue;
+	uint16_t new_pkts, vpkts;
+
+	new_pkts = cnxk_ep_rx_pkts_to_process(droq, nb_pkts);
+	vpkts = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(new_pkts, CNXK_EP_OQ_DESC_PER_LOOP_SSE);
+	cnxk_ep_process_pkts_vec_sse(rx_pkts, droq, vpkts);
+	cnxk_ep_process_pkts_scalar(&rx_pkts[vpkts], droq, new_pkts - vpkts);
+
+	/* Refill RX buffers */
+	if (droq->refill_count >= DROQ_REFILL_THRESHOLD) {
+		cnxk_ep_rx_refill(droq);
+	} else {
+		/* SDP output goes into DROP state when output doorbell count
+		 * goes below drop count. When door bell count is written with
+		 * a value greater than drop count SDP output should come out
+		 * of DROP state. Due to a race condition this is not happening.
+		 * Writing doorbell register with 0 again may make SDP output
+		 * come out of this state.
+		 */
+
+		rte_write32(0, droq->pkts_credit_reg);
+	}
+
+	return new_pkts;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/meson.build b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/meson.build
index 749776d70c..feba1fdf25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/meson.build
@@ -12,3 +12,14 @@ sources = files(
         'cnxk_ep_rx.c',
         'cnxk_ep_tx.c',
 )
+
+if arch_subdir == 'x86'
+    sources += files('cnxk_ep_rx_sse.c')
+endif
+
+extra_flags = ['-Wno-strict-aliasing']
+foreach flag: extra_flags
+    if cc.has_argument(flag)
+        cflags += flag
+    endif
+endforeach
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_ethdev.c
index 615cbbb648..51b34cdaa0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_ethdev.c
@@ -52,10 +52,17 @@ otx_ep_set_rx_func(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	if (otx_epvf->chip_gen == OTX_EP_CN10XX) {
 		eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &cnxk_ep_recv_pkts;
+#ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86
+		eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &cnxk_ep_recv_pkts_sse;
+#endif
 		if (otx_epvf->rx_offloads & RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER)
 			eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &cnxk_ep_recv_pkts_mseg;
 	} else if (otx_epvf->chip_gen == OTX_EP_CN9XX) {
 		eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &cn9k_ep_recv_pkts;
+#ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86
+		eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &cn9k_ep_recv_pkts_sse;
+#endif
+
 		if (otx_epvf->rx_offloads & RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER)
 			eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &cn9k_ep_recv_pkts_mseg;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_rxtx.h
index b159c32cae..af657dba50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeon_ep/otx_ep_rxtx.h
@@ -48,12 +48,22 @@ cnxk_ep_xmit_pkts_mseg(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 uint16_t
 cnxk_ep_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t budget);
 
+#ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86
+uint16_t
+cnxk_ep_recv_pkts_sse(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t budget);
+#endif
+
 uint16_t
 cnxk_ep_recv_pkts_mseg(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t budget);
 
 uint16_t
 cn9k_ep_recv_pkts(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t budget);
 
+#ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86
+uint16_t
+cn9k_ep_recv_pkts_sse(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t budget);
+#endif
+
 uint16_t
 cn9k_ep_recv_pkts_mseg(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts, uint16_t budget);
 #endif /* _OTX_EP_RXTX_H_ */
