You can bypass hardware pre-checks by adding allowLegacyCPU=true to the boot options.
To help you get the correct information, here’s what you can do: kb 82794
The CPU is still supported in the current release, but support is expected to be removed in a future major version. You will see a warning: "The CPU on the host may not supported in the future ESXi releases. Please plan accordingly" . Please plan accordingly"
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