Richard Owlett wrote: > I'm looking for for where *Debian* documents which processors support > current Debian release. > > I have three machines whose processors are 64 bit capable. > Processors identified by running lscpu: > > Machine 1: > Architecture: i686 > Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 540 @ 2.53GHz > > Machine 2: > Architecture: x86_64 > Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7300 @ 2.00GHz > > Machine 3: > Architecture: i686 > Model name: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz > > Will the OS linked to by https://www.debian.org/ run on all three? > [For historical reasons I currently run 32 bit on all.]
https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch02s01.en.html and https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch02s01.en.html will tell you that the difference is whether the CPU has the amd64 (also called x86_64) instruction set. So machine 2 with the t7300 will definitely run the amd64 release. Next you need to look at the manufacturer's documentation. In this case, Intel: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/35300/intel-pentium-processor-e5300-2m-cache-2-60-ghz-800-mhz-fsb.html says that the e5300 has the 64 bit instruction set, so it will also run the amd64 release. and https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/30774/intel-celeron-processor-540-1m-cache-1-86-ghz-533-mhz-fsb.html says that the M540 also has that, so will also run amd64. All of these CPUs should run Debian amd64. -dsr-
