General Information
This tab displays general information retrieved from the
CPUID instruction, such as:
- The processor manufacturer, identifying this as a genuine
Intel® processor by returning the non-zero terminated ASCII string 'GenuineIntel'.
- The processor brand string, which is a zero terminated
ASCII brand identifier string for the system's processor.
- The family, model, stepping, and extended family and
model number which identify the type of processor this is. The
extended family number only needs to be checked when the family number if 15
and the extended model number only needs to be checked when the family
number is either 6 or 15.
- The time stamp counter frequency, and an indication as to whether this frequency can vary or not.