Total Memory Encryption and Ultra 7 Processor 155H?

[iyanmv]

Hi,

In the specs of the Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 155H it is mentioned that this CPU Intel vPro Eligibility is Intel vPro Essentials.

Can someone confirm if Total Memory Encryption (TME) is included in vPro Essentials or only in vPro Enterprise? In the whitepaper describing TME, there is no mention to Essentials or Enterprise, only vPro.

Please note that I already know this CPU does not support TME Multi Key. That is mentioned in the specs, but there is no mention at all to TME (without Multi Key). The Intel Total Memory Encryption Multi Key is needed only for enterprise users to protect virtual machines. But for laptop users it is way more interesting to have the Total Memory Encryption (without Multi Key). And Intel doesn't specify where the support of TME has been dropped or not (or I couldn't find any information about it).

My laptop is a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon (Gen 12) and this option is not available in the BIOS security menu as in previous models. I'm interested in knowing if Intel has decided to stop supporting TME in their new Mobile products or if it's a bug in Lenovo's BIOS.

Perhaps someone here has another laptop with the same CPU?

[IntelSupport]

Hi iyanmv,

Greetings for the day!

The Intel vPro® platform is a set of hardware and technologies used to build business computing endpoints with premium performance, built-in security, modern manageability, and platform stability. The launch of 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors introduced Intel vPro® Enterprise and Intel vPro® Essentials branding.

• Intel vPro® Enterprise: Commercial platform offering the full set of security, manageability, and stability features for any given Intel processor generation, including Intel® Active Management Technology
• Intel vPro® Essentials: Commercial platform offering a subset of Intel vPro® Enterprise features, including Intel® Hardware Shield and Intel® Standard Manageability

Best regards,

Jerome

[iyanmv]

Hi Jerome,

Thanks for the quick (ChatGPT-alike) answer... but my question remains unanswered.

Let me rephrase it and make it short and clear: Is TME part of Intel vPro Essentials? (It's a yes/no answer)

[IntelSupport · Accepted solution]

Hi Iyanmv,

Greeting for the day!

Thanks for your response, yes, TME is included in Intel vPro Essentials.

Best regards,

Jerome

[iyanmv]

Great, thank you for the confirmation

[IntelSupport]

Hi iyanmv,

Greetings for the day!

Thanks for your response, Is there anything else we can assist you with.

Regards

Jerome

[IntelSupport]

Hi iyanmv,

Greetings for the day!

We are going ahead and closing the case for now.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to us in case of any further queries.

Thanks for choosing intel

Regards

Jerome