https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Why-does-the-RealSense-SDK-require-a-4th-gen-Intel-Processor/m-p/1052788#M50676 <P>From what I've read it seems that to achieve real time performance some parts of the SDK use special CPU instructions only available from that generation.</P> <P>So, if your CPU does not have those instructions, those features of the SDK will simply not work instead of working slower for example.</P> Sun, 08 Nov 2015 04:15:21 GMT samontab 2015-11-08T04:15:21Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Why-does-the-RealSense-SDK-require-a-4th-gen-Intel-Processor/m-p/1052787#M50675 <P>I'm genuinely curious. It appears that it is not just due to a performance difference, as certain functionalities simply don't work properly if a processor below 4 gen is used.</P> <P>Can someone provide some technical details as to what 4th gen+ Intel processors have or are capable of that the RealSense SDK cannot get from a 3rd gen processor?</P> <P>Thanks!</P> Sun, 08 Nov 2015 03:30:53 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Why-does-the-RealSense-SDK-require-a-4th-gen-Intel-Processor/m-p/1052787#M50675 Granger_L_ 2015-11-08T03:30:53Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Why-does-the-RealSense-SDK-require-a-4th-gen-Intel-Processor/m-p/1052788#M50676 <P>From what I've read it seems that to achieve real time performance some parts of the SDK use special CPU instructions only available from that generation.</P> <P>So, if your CPU does not have those instructions, those features of the SDK will simply not work instead of working slower for example.</P> Sun, 08 Nov 2015 04:15:21 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Archive/Why-does-the-RealSense-SDK-require-a-4th-gen-Intel-Processor/m-p/1052788#M50676 samontab 2015-11-08T04:15:21Z