The AMD changes haven't taken place yet. They start 2023. Also I was slightly wrong with the 3rd digit actually being architecture. https://www.theverge.com/20

The AMD changes haven't taken place yet. They start 2023. Also I was slightly wrong with the 3rd digit actually being architecture. https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/7/23340934/amd-ryzen-model-numbers-naming-announcement https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/7/23340934/amd-ryzen-model-n... The Windows 11 supported CPU list is pretty arbitrary and doesn't have much to do with the capabilities of the CPU. The main real requirement is TPM 2.0 and even that can be worked around. And there are some officially supported 7th gen CPUs because MS realized how dumb it was for the Surface Studio they were still selling to not be supported.