Two processes are run with this option:
1 - x86info is executed
2 - AppleIntelInfo.kext is loaded and the result read.
x86info
This binary identifies the current CPU.
| Source | ProjectOSX |
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AppleIntelInfo.kext
WARNING!
There is a chance your machine could reboot using this.
| Source | Piker-Alpha's AppleIntelInfo GitHub repo |
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| Note | Root privileges are required to load AppleIntelInfo.kext. |