Why Intel RealSense Camera needs 4th or higher gen intel processor?

[sw2719]

I'm looking forward to get realsense dev kit to use brand-new windows hello,
but something is weird.
It requires Intel 4th or 5th gen processor, and i don't know why!
I will waste my money if it doesn't work without 4,5th gen cpu because i'm using old Intel i5-2500 (Sandybridge)..
So can anyone tell me why?

Edit: OK, i will make sure of this. INTEL REALSENSE DEVELOPMENT KIT NEEDS 4th or higher INTEL PROCESSOR, NOT WINDOWS HELLO.

(Copied from intel)

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Ports:

USB 3.0

Supported CPUs:

4th generation (or later) Intel? Core? processor

Supported Operating Systems:

Microsoft Windows 8.1* (or later) (64-bit)

**distances are approximate

 

[Pacus1x]

Maybe the Windows Hello needs a newer instruction set or features not present in older Intel CPU models.

 

[ads13]

Maybe the Windows Hello needs a newer instruction set or features not present in older Intel CPU models.

Hey! Don't say it man, I renewed my PC with 3rd gen Intel processor last week. :|

 

[sw2719]

Maybe the Windows Hello needs a newer instruction set or features not present in older Intel CPU models.

Well, Intel RealSense Development kit needs 4th or higher gen cpu, not Windows Hello.

 

[EspHack]

for the glory of satan, of course!

just wait for Logitech to release a "realsense" camera, it wont have a hardware whitelist to refuse to work with your Pentium III if you still have it

 

[7a2eer]

for the glory of satan, of course!

just wait for Logitech to release a "realsense" camera, it wont have a hardware whitelist to refuse to work with your Pentium III if you still have it

Too bad Win8.1/Win10 doesn't support P3 processors

 

[Lojik Supreme]

It has to be for the dev kit. I just hooked up my SR300 to my system and used the Intel? RealSense™ Depth Camera Manager software to install the drivers and setup. Windows Hello works just fine, as well as Cortana, Skype, etc.

BTW, I'm running a AMD FX-8350 processor in my system.

 

[Link Kadeshi]

Too bad Win8.1/Win10 doesn't support P3 processors

My Kindle doesn't support Windows 95, but will that stop someone from installing it into a Kindle?

 

[fdruid]

FYI, it actually doesn't.
I don't have one and I hade the same question.
I have a 3rd gen i5 and it works. I think the requirement is related mostly to the development tools you'd use when developing for the camera.
Just plug it and it works perfectly. Though you do need a 3.0 USB port.

So go for it, it works and as far as I can tell, the processor requirement is not true if you going to use it for Windows Hello or for anything, like trying out the tech demos or using it as a webcam.