Windows Processor List

Created Date: 2017-06-27 |  Last Modified: 2024-03-04

Applies to: TVO, Named, ODM

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Windows Processor Lists

Date
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Effective March 1, 2024: Windows Processor List

March 2024 Windows Processor List remains the same as the list for February 2024.

Effective February 1, 2024: Windows Processor List

February 2024 Windows Processor List remains the same as the list for January 2024.

Effective January 1, 2024: Windows Processor List

January 2024 Windows Processor List remains the same as the list for December 2023.

Effective December 1, 2023: Windows Processor List

Please note the following changes to List D, E, and G:

  • Intel Core 7 <6 Cores is removed from List D
  • Intel Core 7 ≥6 Cores is removed from List E
  • Intel Core i7 28 Core “i7-14700HX” and Intel Core i7 24 Core “i7-14650HX” has been added to List G
Effective November 1, 2023: Windows Processor List November 2023 Windows Processor List remains the same as the list for October 2023.
Effective October 1, 2023: Windows Processor List
  • Addition of Core 3 in List B
  • Addition of AMD Z1, Core 5 and Core Ultra 5 in List C
  • Addition of AMD Z1 Extreme, Ryzen 7 (Phoenix U and HS series) and Core 7 in List D
  • Addition of Ryzen Pro (HX), Core 7 >=6 Cores, Intel Core Ultra 9 in List E
  • Addition of Core 7 <= 16 Threads and Core Ultra 7 <= 16 Threads in List F
  • Addition of Core 7 > 16 Threads and Core Ultra 7 >16 Threads in List G
  • Addition of Core Ultra 9 in List T
Effective September 1, 2023: Windows Processor List
  • September 2023 proc list remains the same as the Proc list of August 2023.
Effective August 1, 2023: Windows Processor List
  • August 2023 proc list remains the same as the Proc list of July 2023.

Effective July 1, 2023: Windows Processor List

  • The only change is in the Read Me tab, there is a new note as follows:
    “NEW [June 9, 2023] Please note that a separate Processor List will no longer be published for Windows 11 SE. List A of this Processor List applies to Windows 11 SE.”

Effective June 1, 2023: Windows Processor List

  • The only change is in List D. There is an addition to the series in the second line item.

Effective May 1, 2023: Windows Processor List

  • There are no changes from the April 2023 proc list.

Effective April 1, 2023: Windows Processor List

  • April 2023 proc list remains the same as the Proc list of March 2023.

Effective March 1, 2023: Windows Processor List

  • March 2023 proc list has a few additions in List F and G. All new additions are highlighted in red.
Effective February 1, 2023: Windows Processor List
  • Feb 2023 proc list remains the same as the Proc list of Jan 2023.
Effective January 1, 2023: Windows Processor List
  • Jan 2023 proc list remains the same as the Proc list of Dec 2022.
Effective December 1, 2022: Windows Processor List
  • Dec proc list remains the same as the Nov proc list but is a cleaner version as we take out the processors highlighted “Removed” from the Nov proc list.
Effective November 1, 2022: Windows Processor List
  • Please note updates to align with Windows 11 Fall release.

For Intel: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors

For Qualcomm: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-qualcomm-processors

For AMD: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-AMD-processors

  • Please note updates to List A, List B, List C, List D, List F and List G
  • “List A” tab:
    • Added new processor “Intel Processor” with footnotes
    • Removed Qualcomm SD835, AMD A4, A6, A8, A9m E1 and E2series as they are not supported on Windows 11
  • “List B” tab:
    • Removed AMD A 10 as it is not supported on Windows 11
  • “List C” tab:
    • Removed AMD A 12 and Intel Core m5 as they are not supported on Windows 11
  • “List D” tab:
    • Removed AMD Ryzen 7 1700 as it is not supported on Windows 11
  • “List F” and “List G” tab:
    • Updated the status of new processors of Oct 2022 Proc List from “New” to “Current”
Effective October 1, 2022: Windows Processor List
  • New Intel Core i7 Raptor Lake processors are added to List F and List G with status marked as “New”.
  • Updated the wordings in “ReadMe”, “List F” and “List G” tab to reflect the newly added Intel Raptor Lake Processors.
  • No changes to Qualcomm and AMD processors.
Effective September 1, 2022: Windows Processor List
  • Updated the status of Intel processor “i7-12650HX” in List G from “New” to “Current”
  • Updated the wording in “Readme” tab and “List A” tab regarding Windows 11 Minimum Hardware requirements to be consistent with the Microsoft.com document policies
  • No new processors added to the Sept 2022 Proc list
Effective August 1, 2022: Windows Processor List
  • No change to AMD Proc List
  • No change to Qualcomm Proc List
  • One new processor from Intel is added to List G of Aug proc list.
Effective July 1, 2022: Windows Processor List
  • July 2022 Processor List has no change from the June 2022 Processor list.
Effective June 1, 2022: Windows Processor List
  • June 2022 Processor List has no new processors added.
Effective May 1, 2022: Windows Processor List
  • May 2022 Proc List has no new processors added.

Effective April 1, 2022: Windows Processor List

  • April 2022 Proc List has no new processors added.
  • Qualcomm processor list status is unchanged.

Effective March 1, 2022: Windows Processor List

  • Status of new processors in Feb 2022 Processor list is changed to “Current”
  • No new processors added

Effective February 1, 2022: Windows Processor List

  • New processors added to List F and List G

Effective January 1, 2022: Windows Processor List

  • Qualcomm SD7c+ status changed from "New" to "Current"
  • No other changes made to the December processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.

Effective December 1, 2021: Windows Processor List

  • Added Qualcomm SD 7c+ to List A
  • No other changes made to the November processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.

Effective November 1, 2021: Windows Processor List

No new processors added and no changes to the October 2021 processor list.

Effective October 1, 2021 Windows Processor List

  1. No changes made in the September processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD and Qualcomm.
  2. The status of the new processors added in September is changed to “Current”.

Effective September 1, 2021 Windows Processor List

  1. Added AMD Ryzen 7 (including PRO) GE series to List D.
  2. Added AMD Ryzen 7 (including PRO) No Suffix Model Numbers 1700,3700,5800 to List D.
  3. Added AMD Ryzen 7 (including PRO) XT series to List E.
  4. Added AMD Ryzen Threadripper (including PRO) X, WX series to List E.
  5. Added Intel Core i7 <=16 Threads processors with Part/Processor Numbers to List F.
  6. Added new Intel Core i7>16 Threads processors with Part/Processor Numbers to List G.
Effective August 1, 2021 Windows Processor List No changes made in the July processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
Effective July 1, 2021 Windows Processor List
  • The July Processor list is now provided to support both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Changes are described in the "Read Me" file located in the Processor List.
Effective June 1, 2021 Windows Processor List
  • No changes made in the May processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
Effective May 1, 2021 Windows Processor List
  • No changes made in the May processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
Effective April 1, 2021: Windows Processor List
  • No changes made in the April processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
Effective March 1, 2021: Windows Processor List

Changes made:

  • A footnote is added on List A to provide an explanation and example for AMD AMD model series.
Effective February 1, 2021: Windows Processor List

As previously announced in May 2020, the Processor List has been simplified to align with the Windows Product Placemat and Windows 10 Price List also effective February 1, 2021. The following is a summary of those detailed changes:

General Simplification. Consolidated multiple processor lists mapped to lower end SKUs into one list, now shown in List A.

Qualcomm Processors; Windows for ARM

  • All lower end SKUs, across Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, and Windows 10 Pro National Academic Only (StF Program) include mapping to Qualcomm processors (prior versions included only Intel and AMD mappings).
  • The new Windows 10 Pro Value SKU includes ARM-based offerings through mapping of Windows for ARM OPKs to generally available SKUs; there are no new standalone Windows 10 Pro Value Windows for ARM SKUs.

AMD Ryzen 7. Updated within List D and List E by reclassifying AMD processors (only) by Series Name.

Effective January 1, 2021: Windows Processor List No changes made in the January processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
Effective December 1, 2020: Windows Processor List No changes made in the December processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
Effective November 1, 2020: Windows Processor List No changes made in the November processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
Effective October 1, 2020: Windows Processor List No changes made in the October processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
Effective September 1, 2020: Windows Processor List  No changes made in the September processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
Effective August 1, 2020: Windows Processor List

Changes made:

  1. No new processors are added for August, 2020 
  2. Based on feedback from AMD, Pro has been added back to Threadripper starting August 2020, notes added to List E and List T tab

March 2024 Windows Processor List remains the same as the list for February 2024.

February 2024 Windows Processor List remains the same as the list for January 2024.

January 2024 Windows Processor List remains the same as the list for December 2023.

Please note the following changes to List D, E, and G:

  • Intel Core 7 <6 Cores is removed from List D
  • Intel Core 7 ≥6 Cores is removed from List E
  • Intel Core i7 28 Core “i7-14700HX” and Intel Core i7 24 Core “i7-14650HX” has been added to List G
November 2023 Windows Processor List remains the same as the list for October 2023.
  • Addition of Core 3 in List B
  • Addition of AMD Z1, Core 5 and Core Ultra 5 in List C
  • Addition of AMD Z1 Extreme, Ryzen 7 (Phoenix U and HS series) and Core 7 in List D
  • Addition of Ryzen Pro (HX), Core 7 >=6 Cores, Intel Core Ultra 9 in List E
  • Addition of Core 7 <= 16 Threads and Core Ultra 7 <= 16 Threads in List F
  • Addition of Core 7 > 16 Threads and Core Ultra 7 >16 Threads in List G
  • Addition of Core Ultra 9 in List T
  • September 2023 proc list remains the same as the Proc list of August 2023.
  • August 2023 proc list remains the same as the Proc list of July 2023.
  • The only change is in the Read Me tab, there is a new note as follows:
    “NEW [June 9, 2023] Please note that a separate Processor List will no longer be published for Windows 11 SE. List A of this Processor List applies to Windows 11 SE.”
  • The only change is in List D. There is an addition to the series in the second line item.
  • There are no changes from the April 2023 proc list.
  • April 2023 proc list remains the same as the Proc list of March 2023.
  • March 2023 proc list has a few additions in List F and G. All new additions are highlighted in red.
  • Feb 2023 proc list remains the same as the Proc list of Jan 2023.
  • Jan 2023 proc list remains the same as the Proc list of Dec 2022.
  • Dec proc list remains the same as the Nov proc list but is a cleaner version as we take out the processors highlighted “Removed” from the Nov proc list.
  • Please note updates to align with Windows 11 Fall release.

For Intel: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors

For Qualcomm: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-qualcomm-processors

For AMD: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-AMD-processors

  • Please note updates to List A, List B, List C, List D, List F and List G
  • “List A” tab:
    • Added new processor “Intel Processor” with footnotes
    • Removed Qualcomm SD835, AMD A4, A6, A8, A9m E1 and E2series as they are not supported on Windows 11
  • “List B” tab:
    • Removed AMD A 10 as it is not supported on Windows 11
  • “List C” tab:
    • Removed AMD A 12 and Intel Core m5 as they are not supported on Windows 11
  • “List D” tab:
    • Removed AMD Ryzen 7 1700 as it is not supported on Windows 11
  • “List F” and “List G” tab:
    • Updated the status of new processors of Oct 2022 Proc List from “New” to “Current”
  • New Intel Core i7 Raptor Lake processors are added to List F and List G with status marked as “New”.
  • Updated the wordings in “ReadMe”, “List F” and “List G” tab to reflect the newly added Intel Raptor Lake Processors.
  • No changes to Qualcomm and AMD processors.
  • Updated the status of Intel processor “i7-12650HX” in List G from “New” to “Current”
  • Updated the wording in “Readme” tab and “List A” tab regarding Windows 11 Minimum Hardware requirements to be consistent with the Microsoft.com document policies
  • No new processors added to the Sept 2022 Proc list
  • No change to AMD Proc List
  • No change to Qualcomm Proc List
  • One new processor from Intel is added to List G of Aug proc list.
  • July 2022 Processor List has no change from the June 2022 Processor list.
  • June 2022 Processor List has no new processors added.
  • May 2022 Proc List has no new processors added.
  • April 2022 Proc List has no new processors added.
  • Qualcomm processor list status is unchanged.
  • Status of new processors in Feb 2022 Processor list is changed to “Current”
  • No new processors added
  • New processors added to List F and List G
  • Qualcomm SD7c+ status changed from "New" to "Current"
  • No other changes made to the December processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
  • Added Qualcomm SD 7c+ to List A
  • No other changes made to the November processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
No new processors added and no changes to the October 2021 processor list.
  1. No changes made in the September processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD and Qualcomm.
  2. The status of the new processors added in September is changed to “Current”.
  1. Added AMD Ryzen 7 (including PRO) GE series to List D.
  2. Added AMD Ryzen 7 (including PRO) No Suffix Model Numbers 1700,3700,5800 to List D.
  3. Added AMD Ryzen 7 (including PRO) XT series to List E.
  4. Added AMD Ryzen Threadripper (including PRO) X, WX series to List E.
  5. Added Intel Core i7 <=16 Threads processors with Part/Processor Numbers to List F.
  6. Added new Intel Core i7>16 Threads processors with Part/Processor Numbers to List G.
No changes made in the July processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
  • The July Processor list is now provided to support both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Changes are described in the "Read Me" file located in the Processor List.
  • No changes made in the May processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
  • No changes made in the May processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
  • No changes made in the April processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.

Changes made:

  • A footnote is added on List A to provide an explanation and example for AMD AMD model series.

As previously announced in May 2020, the Processor List has been simplified to align with the Windows Product Placemat and Windows 10 Price List also effective February 1, 2021. The following is a summary of those detailed changes:

General Simplification. Consolidated multiple processor lists mapped to lower end SKUs into one list, now shown in List A.

Qualcomm Processors; Windows for ARM

  • All lower end SKUs, across Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, and Windows 10 Pro National Academic Only (StF Program) include mapping to Qualcomm processors (prior versions included only Intel and AMD mappings).
  • The new Windows 10 Pro Value SKU includes ARM-based offerings through mapping of Windows for ARM OPKs to generally available SKUs; there are no new standalone Windows 10 Pro Value Windows for ARM SKUs.

AMD Ryzen 7. Updated within List D and List E by reclassifying AMD processors (only) by Series Name.

No changes made in the January processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
No changes made in the December processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
No changes made in the November processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
No changes made in the October processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
No changes made in the September processor list per confirmation from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.

Changes made:

  1. No new processors are added for August, 2020 
  2. Based on feedback from AMD, Pro has been added back to Threadripper starting August 2020, notes added to List E and List T tab