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System requirements for Win11.
Windows Processor requirements.
You can install Win11 on systems that don’t meet the hardware requirements. There are several Topics here on how to do this.
Pentium processors were shipped from 2000 until 2008, so they are really old. If, as you say, the AMD is equivalent to a core i3, then the AMD should be superior to the Pentium in every way.
Whether the AMD is good enough to run Windows 11 is another question, but you should be able to answer that using the first 3 links in @PKCano’s post.
The only Pentium 4 I am aware of is older than your Windows 7 laptop! They were single core CPUs manufactured until 2008, and many of them were 32-bit only. Needless to say, none of them will run Windows 11 out of the box.
Intel is prone to reusing names, and “Pentium” has been recycled, but I am not aware of a Pentium 4 any newer than that. It seems really weird to mention such an old CPU along with Windows 11, wbich requires new hardware.
I would imagine any new laptop sold with Windows 11 would meet the requirement of being equivalent to Pentium 4. Even low-end bargain units should meet that low standard.
Are you sure it was Pentium 4 they stated? It’s just really odd, unless there is another Pentium 4 I am not aware of.
Dell XPS 13/9310, i5-1135G7/16GB, KDE Neon 6.2
XPG Xenia 15, i7-9750H/32GB & GTX1660ti, Kubuntu 24.04
Acer Swift Go 14, i5-1335U/16GB, Kubuntu 24.04 (and Win 11)
I suspect the employer hasn’t bothered to update their requirement for more than a decade.
Although …
Windows 11 runs on PC with ancient single-core Intel Pentium 4 CPU
No TPM, no dual core, certainly not new enough generationally… that’s not what I would call an “out of the box” installation. The hacks to install 11 are well known, but I wouldn’t trust them as MS could close that door any time. Not that anyone did this as anything but a lark anyway, though.
Dell XPS 13/9310, i5-1135G7/16GB, KDE Neon 6.2
XPG Xenia 15, i7-9750H/32GB & GTX1660ti, Kubuntu 24.04
Acer Swift Go 14, i5-1335U/16GB, Kubuntu 24.04 (and Win 11)
Before you buy a new laptop, check the Win11 hardware requirements as per the links in my post above. There is no use buying one that does not meet today’s requirements. There is no telling when MS will block Win11 on devices not meeting the minimum specs (although Win11 may be installed on such now).
Since the last Intel Pentium 4 processor was released in 2008 and Windows 11 was released October 5, 2021 there is a very high probability that any new Windows 11 PC you purchase today will exceed the Pentium 4 requirement.
However, you should not be embarrassed to ask your new employer if the PC you are considering meets their requirements.
One other consideration, you may want to ask your employer if your new PC should have Windows 11 Pro vs Windows 11 Home.
While unlikely, they may have a special need for a particular system configuration.
Why do you have to purchase a machine that meets their requirements?
If they have requirements they should be providing the equipment.
cheers, Paul
When you buy a Windows PC preinstalled with Windows 11 the installed CPU doesn’t matter as it is Windows 11 compatible.
Of course CPU, RAM, SSD storage… does matter regarding performance.
Microsoft is cutting CPUs from the list of Windows 11 support and will cut more with Windows 12.
Smells of a ‘newbie’ initiation wind-up..
Ask your employer to provide the laptop and square up later if necessary.
Smells of a ‘newbie’ initiation wind-up..
It does seem like one of those things where they ask the newbie to go find a thing that does not exists, but in this case they are actually asking people (from what I gather) to go spend their own money. Kind of a really nasty prank if you make someone spend a thousand bucks on a laptop that it turns out you don’t really need (as they should issue you one if needed for work, as you and Paul have noted).
Dell XPS 13/9310, i5-1135G7/16GB, KDE Neon 6.2
XPG Xenia 15, i7-9750H/32GB & GTX1660ti, Kubuntu 24.04
Acer Swift Go 14, i5-1335U/16GB, Kubuntu 24.04 (and Win 11)
The AMD Athlon™ Gold 7220U is the rough equivalent of several older Intel Core processors. Those Intel processors far exceed the Pentium 4 in capability.
If you want an AMD processor and your budget allows it you should look for a newer Ryzen processor. If you want an Intel processor look for an 11th or 12th gen I5 or I7. The I5 processors are usually pretty close in performance to the I7 processors and generally cost significantly less.
--Joe
Sounds like your new employer needs an IT bod. 🙂
Your current machine will do all you need for your new job, but as you are in the market for a new one it makes sense to get W11 if you can.
Check out new and refurbished machines, including ones with W10 as long as they meet W11 requirements.
cheers, Paul
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