Are all Intel Xeon Gold Processors compatible with Windows 11 operating system? We review the Intel Xeon Gold processors that are compatible with Windows 11 below.
Intel Xeon Gold processors were first released in 2018. We have had 5 generations of Intel Xeon Gold processors:
- Xeon Gold First generation
- Xeon Gold Second generation
- Xeon Gold Third generation
- Xeon Gold Fourth generation
- Xeon Gold Fifth Generation
The latest generation is the 5th generation. The first and second generation Intel Xeon Gold processors are discontinued to a major extent. The current lineup of Xeon Gold processors include the 3rd, 4th and 5th generation Xeon Gold processors.
In this document, we focus on Intel Xeon Gold first generation processors compatible with Windows 11. These processors belong to the Intel Xeon Gold 5xxx and 6xxx series.
There are 30 processors in the first generation of Intel Xeon Gold processors. All 30 processors are compatible with Windows 11. The Intel Xeon Gold range is split in the Gold 5xxx and Gold 6xxx range of processors.
Intel Xeon Gold First Generation Processors compatible with Windows 11 (product names in 5xxx series)
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 5115 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 5118 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 5119T |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 5120 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 5120T |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 5122 |
Intel Xeon Gold First Generation Processors compatible with Windows 11 (product names in 6xxx series)
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6126 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6126F |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6126T |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6128 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6130 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6130F |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6130T |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6132 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6134 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6136 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6138 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6138F |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6138P |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6138T |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6140 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6142 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6142F |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6144 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6146 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6148 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6148F |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6150 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6152 |
| Intel® | Xeon® | Gold 6154 |
On computers running with these Xeon Gold processors, you would be able to use Window 11. There is a possibility that you may be running into issues while installing Windows 11 or updating to Windows 11 on these Xeon Gold processors.
In such situations, we advise checking the other hardware resources of your computer. Your computer hardware resources need to comply with the following hardware requirements for Windows 11:
| Processor | 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with 2 or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or System on a Chip (SoC). |
|---|---|
| RAM | 4 gigabytes (GB) |
| Storage | 64 GB or larger storage device Note: See below under “More information on storage space to keep Windows 11 up-to-date” for more details. |
| System firmware | UEFI, Secure Boot capable. Check here for information on how your PC might be able to meet this requirement. |
| TPM | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0. Check here for instructions on how your PC might be enabled to meet this requirement. |
| Graphics card | Compatible with DirectX 12 or later with WDDM 2.0 driver. |
| Display | High definition (720p) display that is greater than 9” diagonally, 8 bits per colour channel. |