I have the intel core i7 4700 processor why is that not compatible with windows 11

The Core i7 and its motherboards do not support TPM 2.0.

The processor on the XPS 8960 is the I7 14700, not I7 4700.

14700 is a 14th generation Intel Processor, and 4700 is a 4th Generation Intel Processor.

it's all about an internal issue with the processor architecture for pre 8th gen processors...

In 2018 CPUs were affected by a serious design flaws that enabled the Spectre and Meltdown side-channel attacks. Microsoft had to release patches for Windows that slowed down PCs with older CPUs. This let Windows work around the security problems in these CPUs.

CPU manufacturers would have to rearchitect their older CPU designs to truly patch these security weaknesses. (and you know they won't)

Intel stated that Spectre and Meltdown were addressed with hardware level changes starting with Intel 8th-generation CPUs.

Isn’t it interesting that Windows 11 requires 8th-generation CPUs or newer? I would guess this is totally related. Of course, Microsoft isn’t screaming from the rooftops that PCs with older CPUs are fundamentally insecure at a hardware level compared to new devices. That wouldn’t be good for business. But it seems like Microsoft wants to quietly move everyone to new hardware so Microsoft knows it only has to support Windows 11 on CPUs with these security fixes.

xps 8960

Hi,

I'm Rodrigo and I'll help you.

This processor is not on the Windows 11 supported processor list. But you said that the new computer has the same processor and comes with Windows 11. Is this new computer brand new from the store? What is its model?