Windows 10 compatibility with older Intel processors
Windows 10 compatibility with older Intel processors
Hello, I was told that Windows 10 support for Core 2 Quads has stopped. but I just installed Windows 10 64 bit on a Pentium E5400 which was not supposed to be supported according to this table: Does My Intel® Processor Support Microsoft Windows® 10? It's Wolfdale and it worked with build 1809. What does it mean? Because I want to "upgrade" to a Core 2 Quad q9450 instead of the E5400 but I don't know how long will I be able to install Windows 10 on this machine, or maybe Windows 10 supports them up to build 1809? Thanks
You're interested in purchasing a Core 2 Quad because it offers strong performance and reliability for your needs.
I own a Q6600 running Windows 10 on a 60GB SSD. It originally came with 1x4GB DDR3 RAM until I noticed that. Recently, when replacing the old Thermaltake TR2, I installed a random 2GB dimm. Now it boots to desktop in just 15 seconds from turning it on. Overall, it works well compared to many budget systems I've used. The only problem I've encountered is audio passthrough support for Chrome in Chromecast tabs after the PSU change. I had to add an HD5450 for Windows 10 compatibility, as the HD4530 or similar models seemed unsupported. There are newer GPUs with better codec support that would be a much better match. The Intel chart appears to show which CPUs will receive microcode updates from Microsoft, but don't worry—Intel only released updates for chips pre-Haswell mainly for Spectre fixes, since they no longer make older models.