Depends on if you use any security features that require a TPM. If not, the older chips are fine. For example, my employer requires TPM 2.0 for both Windows and Linux systems, since they store all encryption keys and certificates on it (including WPA2-Enterprise key for wifi, 802.1x key for Ethernet auth, Bitlocker key on Windows, etc)
For home use, if you don’t use any of those features, the main thing you’ll miss out on is support for Windows 11, which is fine if you’re using Linux.
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
Does it really matter? I’ve been using my i7 from 2016 and it’s still going strong.
dan@upvote.au 4 days ago
Depends on if you use any security features that require a TPM. If not, the older chips are fine. For example, my employer requires TPM 2.0 for both Windows and Linux systems, since they store all encryption keys and certificates on it (including WPA2-Enterprise key for wifi, 802.1x key for Ethernet auth, Bitlocker key on Windows, etc)
For home use, if you don’t use any of those features, the main thing you’ll miss out on is support for Windows 11, which is fine if you’re using Linux.
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
In a way, I see the lack of windows support as a positive.
dan@upvote.au 2 days ago
Sure, but there’s Linux features that use TPM too, although you probably don’t need them in a home environment.