Dodoid's Computing Freedom Table

Shown configurations are the most-free currently attainable on each model and may not reflect that model's configuration as-sold.

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FreeProprietaryMixed Free and ProprietaryProprietary, but fully disableableProprietary, but partial info/RE work availableUnknownUndefinedNone or N/A - feature/system not present

Intel ME Gen4 (or above) System

template/megen4plus (platform)

Property Description
Manufacturer
Intel
Model
ME Gen4 (or above) System
Year
Undefined
Max CPU
Undefined
Max RAM
Undefined
Image
Undefined
Software: User-Facing Environment
Undefined
Software: Operating System
Undefined
Software: Bootloader/Recovery
Undefined
Firmware: Persistent Privileged Code (e.g. x86 SMM)
Undefined
Firmware: Late Boot/Payload
Undefined
Firmware: Platform Initialization
Undefined
Firmware: Memory Initialization
Undefined
Firmware: Early Boot (incl. RoT)
Undefined
Firmware: Boot ROM
Undefined
Firmware Signing
For ME only
ME Gen4 and newer are not vulnerable to CVE-2017-5705
CPU Microcode
Undefined
Management Coprocessor: Firmware
Proprietary, partially disabled (ME Gen4+)
On ME version 12 and above (some Coffee Lake, all post-Coffee-Lake), sometimes called "IFWI ME" or "ME Generation 4" or later, module removal (as was done with earlier MEs) is not currently known to be possible. However, the AltMeDisable ("HAP bit") can still be used on these MEs.
Communications Coprocessor: Internal Firmware
Undefined
Communications Coprocessor: Host-Loaded Firmware
Undefined
Security Coprocessor: Firmware
Undefined
Embedded Controller: Firmware
Undefined
Hardware: Board Electrical Schematic
Undefined
Hardware: Board PCB Design
Undefined
Hardware: CPU Instruction Set
Undefined
Hardware: CPU/SoC Implementation
Undefined
Hardware: CPU/SoC Synthesis Toolchain
Undefined

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