Linux currently supports systems with an Intel 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, and Pentium III CPU. This includes all variations on this CPU type, such as the 386SX, 486SX, 486DX, and 486DX2. Non-Intel “clones,” such as AMD and Cyrix processors, work with Linux as well.

Can Linux run on any hardware?

You can install Linux on almost any computer hardware — Mac or Windows PC. There is a reason, when you buy a computer to run Linux, that you should get one with Linux pre-installed.

How many processors does Linux support?

The x86_64 Linux kernel can handle a maximum of 4096 Processor threads in a single system image. This means that with hyper threading enabled, the maximum number of processor cores is 2048.