I'm pretty sure that, for the last few generations of Intel CPUs, the ME is not optional on any (non-Atom) model. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/3anjg

I'm pretty sure that, for the last few generations of Intel CPUs, the ME is not optional on any (non-Atom) model. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/3anjgm/on_the_librem_laptop_purism_doesnt_believe_in/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/3anjgm/on_the_librem... https://puri.sm/posts/petition-for-intel-to-release-an-me-less-cpu-design/ https://puri.sm/posts/petition-for-intel-to-release-an-me-le... > All recent Intel systems (made in the last 8 or 9 years) has this. The ME will never be freed