14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has published the list of processors supported in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, and this time the company hasn’t included any changes from the previous release.
The May 2019 update, also known as version 1903, is currently in the RTM stage and available as part of the Release Preview ring of the Windows Insider program.
Microsoft claims the update will stay in this ring for approximately one month in order to resolve bugs and further refine the experience before the public launch.
As for the list of supported processors, nothing has changed since the October 2018 Update, and Microsoft lists the following chips for version 1903:
| Up through the following 9th Generation Intel Processors (Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9-9xxxK), and Intel Xeon E-21xx, Intel Atom (J4xxx/J5xxx and N4xxx/N5xxx), Celeron and Pentium Processors |
| Up through the following AMD 7th Generation Processors (A-Series Ax-9xxx & E-Series Ex-9xxx & FX-9xxx); AMD Athlon 2xx processors, AMD Ryzen 3/5/7 2xxx, AMD Opteron and AMD EPYC 7xxx |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 |
May 2019 update launching next month
As Neowin points out, the list does not include the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx, which kind of makes sense since its debut is supposed to take place later this year. Most likely, this chip will be part of the Windows 10 19H2 release due in the fall.
Also surprising is that AMD’s Ryzen 3000 series processor isn’t included in the list, which basically means that devices equipped with this chip wouldn’t be able to run Windows 10 May 2019 Update. This would be unexpected, to say the least, but given the May update isn’t officially available just yet, the list could be further updated as we get closer to the launch date.
Overall, from a hardware perspective, if your computer is already running Windows 10 October 2018 Update, it should be fully compatible with the May 2019 Update.