|colspan=2| 1{{nbsp}}[[Gigahertz|GHz]] [[clock rate]]<br />architettura [[IA-32]] o [[x86-64]] con supporto a [[Physical Address Extension|PAE]], [[NX bit|NX]] e [[SSE2]].<br />Le CPU a 64 bit devono supportare anche i set di istruzioni [[Compare-and-swap#Extensions|CMPXCHG16B]], [[3DNow!|PrefetchW]] e LAHF/SAHF.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn482072.aspx |title=PAE/NX/SSE2 Support Requirement Guide for Windows 8 |date=October 20, 2013 |website=[[Microsoft TechNet|TechNet]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/what-is-pae-nx-sse2 |title=What is PAE, NX, and SSE2 and why does my PC need to support them to run Windows 8? |website=Windows Help |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103123126/http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/what-is-pae-nx-sse2 |archive-date=November 3, 2012}}</ref>
