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Author Topic: SSE4.1 CPU instructions support is a requirement with 10.12+ Sierra and higher  (Read 1635 times)

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if your cpu doesn't support SSE4.1 then the highest macosx hackintosh build you can run is 10.11 El Capitan (Sep 2015)

https://www.reddit.com/r/hackintosh/comments/53g7ud/q6600_core_2_quad_9800_gt_how_will_sierra_run/

so if your cpu doesnt support SSE4.1 then dont try to install 10.12+ Sierra (Sept 2016)

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SSE4. 1 is supported on Intel Core 2 ("Wolfdale" & "Penryn"), Intel Core i7 ("Nehalem")
Intel Atom (Silvermont core), AMD Bulldozer, AMD Jaguar, and later processors.

Additionally, Both SSE 4.1 and SSE4. 2 are supported on Intel Core i7 ("Nehalem"),
Intel Atom (Silvermont core), AMD Bulldozer, AMD Jaguar, and later processors.