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$ProcessorType

$ProcessorType
is a string giving the architecture of processor on which Mathematica is being run.

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Typical values are "x86", "PowerPC", "IA-64", "UltraSPARC", "MIPS", "PA-RISC" and "AXP".

$ProcessorType specifies the basic instruction set used by the CPU of your computer.

Computers with the same $ProcessorType may not be binary compatible.

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$MachineType $OperatingSystem $System SystemInformation

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