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  1. Documentation
  2. DOCS-14684

Clarify requirement for "Sandy Bridge or newer" in MongoDB 5.0 production notes

      The MongoDB Production Notes describe the following x64_64 microarchitecture requirement:

      MongoDB requires the following minimum x86_64 microarchitectures:

      For Intel x86_64, MongoDB requires Sandy Bridge or later.
      For AMD x86_64, MongoDB requires Bulldozer or later.

      Our underlying requirements for Intel CPUs are more specific: we need AVX instruction support which is not available in all Intel CPUs Sandy Bridge or newer. Generally the CPUs should also be designated as Core i3/i5/i7/i9: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions#CPUs_with_AVX

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            andrew.feierabend@mongodb.com Andrew Feierabend (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            stephen.steneker@mongodb.com Stennie Steneker (Inactive)
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