If you see this exact malformed string acpi genuineintel---intel64-family-6-model-58 in an error context like:

Introduction of 22nm technology, which improved efficiency by nearly 20% over Sandy Bridge.

Sometimes this appears as Intel64 (or EM64T in older kernels). In the string, it explicitly distinguishes from ia64 (Itanium) or plain i386/i686 .

To understand the string, we must break it down into its constituent parts:

This specific identifier corresponds to the architecture, which is the 3rd Generation of Intel Core processors. What the ID Tells You

Acpi — Genuineintel---intel64-family-6-model-58 [2021]

If you see this exact malformed string acpi genuineintel---intel64-family-6-model-58 in an error context like:

Introduction of 22nm technology, which improved efficiency by nearly 20% over Sandy Bridge. acpi genuineintel---intel64-family-6-model-58

Sometimes this appears as Intel64 (or EM64T in older kernels). In the string, it explicitly distinguishes from ia64 (Itanium) or plain i386/i686 . If you see this exact malformed string acpi

To understand the string, we must break it down into its constituent parts: acpi genuineintel---intel64-family-6-model-58

This specific identifier corresponds to the architecture, which is the 3rd Generation of Intel Core processors. What the ID Tells You