Acpi - Genuineintel---intel64-family-6-model-58

If you ever encounter this string in your logs, take a moment to appreciate the decades of standards (ACPI, CPUID, x86-64) that silently work together—most of the time, perfectly.

Yes. This is an Intel Ivy Bridge CPU (3rd Gen Core or Xeon E3 v2). acpi genuineintel---intel64-family-6-model-58

This stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. It is the bridge between the hardware and the operating system, allowing your software to tell the hardware when to sleep, wake up, or throttle power to save battery. GenuineIntel / Intel64: If you ever encounter this string in your

Support for (Advanced Vector Extensions), SSE4.2 , POPCNT , and AES-NI instruction sets. This stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

Reference assumptions (allowed during exam)

: Commonly paired with Intel HD Graphics 4000 or 2500. Common CPU Examples : Mobile : Core i5-3230M, Core i7-3630QM. Desktop : Core i7-3770K, Core i5-3570, Core i3-3220. Common Issues & Maintenance

| Attribute | Value | |-----------|-------| | Vendor String | GenuineIntel | | Arch | intel64 | | Family | 6 | | Model | 58 (0x3A) | | µarch | Ivy Bridge | | Lithography | 22 nm | | Max cores | 4 (client) / 10 (server) | | HT | Yes | | EIST | Yes | | C-states | C1, C6 | | Package C-state | PC6 | | ACPI P-state method | MSR 0x199 | | MWAIT hint for C6 | 0x20 |