is a string giving the architecture of the processor on which the Wolfram System is being run.


$ProcessorType
is a string giving the architecture of the processor on which the Wolfram System is being run.
Details

- Typical values are "x86" and "x86-64".
- $ProcessorType specifies the basic instruction set used by the CPU of your computer.
- Computers with the same $ProcessorType may not be binary compatible.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)
Tech Notes
Related Guides
History
Introduced in 1996 (3.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), $ProcessorType, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ProcessorType.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "$ProcessorType." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ProcessorType.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). $ProcessorType. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ProcessorType.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$processortype, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$ProcessorType}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ProcessorType.html}", note=[Accessed: 14-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$processortype, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$ProcessorType}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ProcessorType.html}, note=[Accessed: 14-August-2025]}