Stepping 1 Genuineintel 2803 Mhz: Intel64 Family 6 Model 140

If you have ever glanced at your Windows System Information, Linux /proc/cpuinfo, or a macOS System Report, you have likely encountered a cryptic string of text. One such example that appears frequently in support forums, hardware inventories, and debugging logs is: “Intel64 Family 6 Model 140 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel 2803 MHz.”

To the uninitiated, this looks like random technical jargon. To a hardware enthusiast or IT professional, it is a precise fingerprint of a specific CPU. This article dissects every component of that string, reveals exactly which processor it represents, explores its architecture, performance benchmarks, power efficiency, and answers the crucial question: Is this CPU still relevant for modern computing in 2025?

This processor is historically significant because it introduced Intel’s hybrid architecture to mainstream mobile PCs.

You don’t need to memorize these numbers. Next time you see Family 6 Model 140, you can smugly say:

"Ah, Alder Lake-N, Gracemont only, first revision. Probably an N100 or N200."

Run this on Linux:

grep -E "model name|cpu family|model|stepping" /proc/cpuinfo

Or on Windows: msinfo32 → look for "Processor".

(Not applicable, as no Mac uses an Alder Lake-N processor, but if you see this via Boot Camp on a canceled Intel-based Mac prototype, you have a unicorn.)