System: Check for SSE4.1 in early hardware checks

src/core/system.cpp

@@ -283,6 +283,18 @@ static TinyString GetTimestampStringForFileName()
 
 bool System::Internal::PerformEarlyHardwareChecks(Error* error)
 {
+ // This shouldn't fail... if it does, just hope for the best.
+ cpuinfo_initialize();
+
+#ifdef CPU_ARCH_X64
+ if (!cpuinfo_has_x86_sse4_1())
+ {
+ Error::SetStringFmt(error, "Your CPU does not support the SSE4.1 instruction set.\n"
+ "A CPU from 2008 or newer is required to run DuckStation.");
+ return false;
+ }
+#endif
+
  // Check page size. If it doesn't match, it is a fatal error.
  const size_t runtime_host_page_size = PlatformMisc::GetRuntimePageSize();
  if (runtime_host_page_size == 0)