If you have ever peered into the depths of your Linux kernel logs, sifted through /var/log/dmesg , or troubleshooted a stubborn power management issue, you may have stumbled across a cryptic string that looks like this:
Different CPU models have different package C-state limits. Family 6 model 58 needs coordination across cores for package C6/C7. acpi genuineintel---intel64-family-6-model-58
used by the Windows operating system to identify processors based on the Intel Ivy Bridge If you have ever peered into the depths
microarchitecture (specifically the 22nm third-generation Intel Core series). Which CPU is this? If your system shows "Model 58," you are running a 3rd Generation Intel Core Processor . Common examples of this family include: Mobile (Laptops): Core i5-3230M, Core i7-3630QM Core i5-3570K, Core i7-3770 sifted through /var/log/dmesg