diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c
index 0ad14a48c7a..07995007e20 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include <eal_cpu.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_class.h>
@@ -52,29 +53,6 @@ uint8_t haswell_broadwell_cpu;
  */
 #define MLX5_SQ_DB_NC "sq_db_nc"
 
-/* In case this is an x86_64 intel processor to check if
- * we should use relaxed ordering.
- */
-#ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86_64
-/**
- * This function returns processor identification and feature information
- * into the registers.
- *
- * @param eax, ebx, ecx, edx
- *		Pointers to the registers that will hold cpu information.
- * @param level
- *		The main category of information returned.
- */
-static inline void mlx5_cpu_id(unsigned int level,
-				unsigned int *eax, unsigned int *ebx,
-				unsigned int *ecx, unsigned int *edx)
-{
-	__asm__("cpuid\n\t"
-		: "=a" (*eax), "=b" (*ebx), "=c" (*ecx), "=d" (*edx)
-		: "0" (level));
-}
-#endif
-
 RTE_LOG_REGISTER_DEFAULT(mlx5_common_logtype, NOTICE)
 
 /* Head of list of drivers. */
@@ -1246,46 +1224,29 @@ mlx5_common_init(void)
 RTE_INIT_PRIO(mlx5_is_haswell_broadwell_cpu, LOG)
 {
 #ifdef RTE_ARCH_X86_64
-	unsigned int broadwell_models[4] = {0x3d, 0x47, 0x4F, 0x56};
-	unsigned int haswell_models[4] = {0x3c, 0x3f, 0x45, 0x46};
-	unsigned int i, model, family, brand_id, vendor;
-	unsigned int signature_intel_ebx = 0x756e6547;
-	unsigned int extended_model;
-	unsigned int eax = 0;
-	unsigned int ebx = 0;
-	unsigned int ecx = 0;
-	unsigned int edx = 0;
-	int max_level;
-
-	mlx5_cpu_id(0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
-	vendor = ebx;
-	max_level = eax;
-	if (max_level < 1) {
-		haswell_broadwell_cpu = 0;
+	uint8_t broadwell_models[] = {0x3d, 0x47, 0x4F, 0x56};
+	uint8_t haswell_models[] = {0x3c, 0x3f, 0x45, 0x46};
+	unsigned int i;
+	uint8_t model;
+
+	if (!rte_cpu_is_x86() || !rte_cpu_x86_is_intel() || rte_cpu_x86_brand() != 0x0 ||
+			rte_cpu_x86_family() != 0x6)
+		goto out;
+
+	model = rte_cpu_x86_model();
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(broadwell_models); i++) {
+		if (model != broadwell_models[i])
+			continue;
+		haswell_broadwell_cpu = 1;
 		return;
 	}
-	mlx5_cpu_id(1, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
-	model = (eax >> 4) & 0x0f;
-	family = (eax >> 8) & 0x0f;
-	brand_id = ebx & 0xff;
-	extended_model = (eax >> 12) & 0xf0;
-	/* Check if the processor is Haswell or Broadwell */
-	if (vendor == signature_intel_ebx) {
-		if (family == 0x06)
-			model += extended_model;
-		if (brand_id == 0 && family == 0x6) {
-			for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(broadwell_models); i++)
-				if (model == broadwell_models[i]) {
-					haswell_broadwell_cpu = 1;
-					return;
-				}
-			for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(haswell_models); i++)
-				if (model == haswell_models[i]) {
-					haswell_broadwell_cpu = 1;
-					return;
-				}
-		}
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(haswell_models); i++) {
+		if (model != haswell_models[i])
+			continue;
+		haswell_broadwell_cpu = 1;
+		return;
 	}
+out:
 #endif
 	haswell_broadwell_cpu = 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_common_cpu.c b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_cpu.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63e4441259e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_common_cpu.c
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include "eal_cpu.h"
+
+#if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86) && !defined RTE_TOOLCHAIN_MSVC
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+static void
+x86_cpuid(uint32_t leaf, uint32_t subleaf, uint32_t *eax, uint32_t *ebx,
+	uint32_t *ecx, uint32_t *edx)
+{
+	uint32_t regs[4];
+
+#ifdef RTE_TOOLCHAIN_MSVC
+	__cpuidex(regs, leaf, subleaf);
+#else
+	__cpuid_count(leaf, subleaf, regs[0], regs[1], regs[2], regs[3]);
+#endif
+
+	*eax = regs[0];
+	*ebx = regs[1];
+	*ecx = regs[2];
+	*edx = regs[3];
+}
+#endif
+
+bool
+rte_cpu_is_x86(void)
+{
+#ifndef RTE_ARCH_X86
+	return false;
+#else
+	return true;
+#endif
+}
+
+bool
+rte_cpu_x86_is_amd(void)
+{
+#ifndef RTE_ARCH_X86
+	rte_panic("Calling %s does not make sense on %s architecture.\n",
+		__func__, RTE_ARCH);
+#else
+	uint32_t eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
+
+	x86_cpuid(0x0, 0x0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+	/* htonl("Auth enti cAMD") */
+	return ebx == 0x68747541 && ecx == 0x444d4163 && edx == 0x69746e65;
+#endif
+}
+
+bool
+rte_cpu_x86_is_intel(void)
+{
+#ifndef RTE_ARCH_X86
+	rte_panic("Calling %s does not make sense on %s architecture.\n",
+		__func__, RTE_ARCH);
+#else
+	uint32_t eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
+
+	x86_cpuid(0x0, 0x0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+	/* htonl("Genu ineI ntel") */
+	return ebx == 0x756e6547 && ecx == 0x6c65746e && edx == 0x49656e69;
+#endif
+}
+
+uint8_t
+rte_cpu_x86_brand(void)
+{
+#ifndef RTE_ARCH_X86
+	rte_panic("Calling %s does not make sense on %s architecture.\n",
+		__func__, RTE_ARCH);
+#else
+	uint32_t eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
+	uint8_t brand = 0;
+
+	x86_cpuid(0x0, 0x0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+	if (eax >= 1) {
+		x86_cpuid(0x1, 0x0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+		brand = ebx & 0xff;
+	}
+
+	return brand;
+#endif
+}
+
+uint8_t
+rte_cpu_x86_family(void)
+{
+#ifndef RTE_ARCH_X86
+	rte_panic("Calling %s does not make sense on %s architecture.\n",
+		__func__, RTE_ARCH);
+#else
+	uint32_t eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
+	uint8_t family = 0;
+
+	x86_cpuid(0x0, 0x0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+	if (eax >= 1) {
+		uint8_t family_id;
+
+		x86_cpuid(0x1, 0x0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+		family_id = (eax >> 8) & 0x0f;
+		family = family_id;
+		if (family_id == 0xf)
+			family += (eax >> 20) & 0xff;
+	}
+
+	return family;
+#endif
+}
+
+uint8_t
+rte_cpu_x86_model(void)
+{
+#ifndef RTE_ARCH_X86
+	rte_panic("Calling %s does not make sense on %s architecture.\n",
+		__func__, RTE_ARCH);
+#else
+	uint32_t eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
+	uint8_t model = 0;
+
+	x86_cpuid(0x0, 0x0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+	if (eax >= 1) {
+		uint8_t family_id;
+
+		x86_cpuid(0x1, 0x0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+		family_id = (eax >> 8) & 0x0f;
+		model = (eax >> 4) & 0x0f;
+		if (family_id == 0x6 || family_id == 0xf)
+			model += (eax >> 16) & 0x0f;
+	}
+
+	return model;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/eal_cpu.h b/lib/eal/common/eal_cpu.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae77ce61e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/eal/common/eal_cpu.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
+ */
+
+#ifndef EAL_CPU_H
+#define EAL_CPU_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <rte_compat.h>
+
+__rte_internal
+bool rte_cpu_is_x86(void);
+
+__rte_internal
+bool rte_cpu_x86_is_amd(void);
+__rte_internal
+bool rte_cpu_x86_is_intel(void);
+
+__rte_internal
+uint8_t rte_cpu_x86_brand(void);
+__rte_internal
+uint8_t rte_cpu_x86_family(void);
+__rte_internal
+uint8_t rte_cpu_x86_model(void);
+
+#endif /* EAL_CPU_H */
diff --git a/lib/eal/common/meson.build b/lib/eal/common/meson.build
index 22a626ba6fc..bef5b2575b5 100644
--- a/lib/eal/common/meson.build
+++ b/lib/eal/common/meson.build
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ sources += files(
         'eal_common_bus.c',
         'eal_common_class.c',
         'eal_common_config.c',
+        'eal_common_cpu.c',
         'eal_common_debug.c',
         'eal_common_dev.c',
         'eal_common_devargs.c',
diff --git a/lib/eal/version.map b/lib/eal/version.map
index 7940431e5ab..62632202c5c 100644
--- a/lib/eal/version.map
+++ b/lib/eal/version.map
@@ -424,6 +424,12 @@ INTERNAL {
 
 	rte_bus_register;
 	rte_bus_unregister;
+	rte_cpu_is_x86;
+	rte_cpu_x86_brand;
+	rte_cpu_x86_family;
+	rte_cpu_x86_is_amd;
+	rte_cpu_x86_is_intel;
+	rte_cpu_x86_model;
 	rte_eal_get_baseaddr;
 	rte_eal_parse_coremask;
 	rte_firmware_read;