[Discuss] How do I check cpu compatibility?

[jbk at kjkelra.com (jbk)]

Per this post in RL forum the oldest intel models that 
support x86_64v2 were released in 2009.

RL Forum 
<https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/kernel-panic-when-starting-eurolinux-9-2-installer/10931/3>

*SSE4_1*, *SSE4_2*,



On 10/8/23 03:01, John Abreau wrote:
> In the Rocky Linux Release 9.0 release notes, there's a warning to Please
> Check CPU Compatibility, but all it says about Intel CPUs is "AMD and Intel
> 64-bit architectures (x86-64-v2)"
>
> Last year I tried installing a Rocky Linux 9 VM, and it failed completely.
> I eventually discovered that Rocky Linux 9 no longer supports x86-64, but
> requires x86-64-c2, which I was previously unaware existed.
>
> I was checking server prices on ebay this evening, and I found something
> nice that has an Intel Xeon E5-2690 V2 cpu, but I'm having no luck finding
> a way to determine if this cpu is "x86-64-v2" as opposed to just "x86-64".
>
> I figure Intel  uses terminology other than "x86-64-v2", but I have no idea
> what their terminology is. None of my google searches have found anything
> helpful.
>
> How can I determine whether a given cpu type is "x86-64-v2" compatible?
>


-- 
Jim KR