How many AMD CPUs will fail the XP Mode test in Windows 7?

Robert Hallock 4 May, 2009 at 4:10pm ET Article published in Tech

Ed Bott recently touched upon a growing concern that many modern Intel CPUs will not support the highly-touted Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 as a seemingly random assortment of Intel’s current offerings do not carry hardware virtualization, a requirement of XPM. AMD processors also contain hardware virtualization in a form known as AMD-V. We’ve moved to assemble a list of modern AMD processors that can and cannot run Windows 7’s upcoming virtualized Windows XP.

Click the jump to check the table, and verify your CPU’s support by taking a look at the circled elements in CPU-Z.

This G2-stepping Brisbane Athlon 64 X2 supports AMD-V

AMD-V Hardware Virtualization Support Table

Is your processor not on this list? Drop us a comment and we’ll be sure to let you know!

Comments

4 May 2009 ~ 6:20pm shwaip Hmm.

While I don't have an AMD cpu, it looks like my intel e2140 doesn't have hardware virtualization. I guess I'll see if there's anything i need to run in xp mode, and then potentially upgrade to something that has it.
4 May 2009 ~ 9:12pm Sledgehammer70 I'm in the clear
4 May 2009 ~ 10:29pm Mt_Goat That was one of the things I looked for when I purchased my Intel Q9300 last year.
5 May 2009 ~ 1:17am danball1976 I'm in the clear too, I have the Phenom II
5 May 2009 ~ 1:43am Butters Yup, I wanted to try it out. My old Venice 3000+ won't work.

Not that I'd actually use this feature on a dust collection system.