INTEL

The following processors implement the Intel 64 architecture:

 

AMD

AMD64 implementations

The following processors implement the AMD64 architecture:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64

 

Linux Find If Processor / CPU is 64 bit / 32 bit ( long mode ~ lm )

Example - Find Out If Running Kernel Is 32 Or 64 Bit

$ uname -a

Linux ora100 2.6.5-7.252-smp #1 SMP Tue Feb 14 11:11:04 UTC 2006 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

x86_64 GNU/Linux indicates that you've a 64bit Linux kernel running. If you use see i386/i486/i586/i686 it is a 32 bit kernel.

How Do I Find Out CPU is 32bit or 64bit?

$ grep flags /proc/cpuinfo

flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm

CPU Modes:

  • lm flag means Long mode cpu - 64 bit CPU
  • Real mode 16 bit CPU
  • Protected Mode is 32-bit CPU

 

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-how-to-find-if-processor-is-64-bit-or-not/

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/32bit_and_64bit