Intel64: Family 6 Model 142

is an internal identifier used by the Windows operating system and low-level software to categorize a specific group of mobile processors based on the Kaby Lake microarchitecture and its subsequent refreshes (Kaby Lake R, Amber Lake, and Whiskey Lake). Core Architecture and Family

Model 142 was the first CPUID to launch under the "8th Generation" branding. Intel marketed this as a significant performance leap, driven almost entirely by the core count increase. intel64 family 6 model 142

grep -E "family|model" /proc/cpuinfo | uniq # family : 6 # model : 142 is an internal identifier used by the Windows

This model encompasses several specific CPU SKUs, the most notable being: intel64 family 6 model 142

corresponds to Alder Lake microarchitecture, used in 12th Generation Intel Core processors (and some related Xeon/Celeron/Pentium variants).