Re: Debian AMD64 and Intel CPUs

[Mark Allums <mark@allums.com>]

T o n g wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've recently realized that Debian AMD64 is not only suitable for my 
> AMD64 but some Intel CPUs as well. 
>
> http://www.debian.org/ports/amd64/ says all Intel CPUs with EM64T 
> extension are supported. 
>
> Can someone tell me what kind of Intel CPUs have that EM64T? Any easy 
> rule of thumb? E.g., can I safely assume all those Intel 64 Duecore are 
> able to run Debian AMD64? 
>
> thanks


All Intel x86s chip that are 64-bit are, for all intents and purposes, 
equivalent to AMD64.  If you want to run 64-bit Linux, you have no 
choice but but to use the AMD64, as there is no other kind of x86 + 
64-bit version.

(The Itanium is not an x86 chip, though it is 64-bit.  Ignore it.)

Mark Allums