Get Quick System Info With CPU-Z

Posted Nov 28, 2008 | by Rich Menga  

CPU-Z is a freeware application for Windows that is as easy as it gets when it comes to getting quick – and useful – system information about your computer.

Let’s take a look (see screenshot below):

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Above is a screen shot taken from my older Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop. On the first tab, CPU, you’re told what kind of processor you have, it’s socket type, supported instruction sets and a whole lot more.

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Above is the Mainboard tab. This will tell you who made your motherboard, the model, chipset and so on.

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Above is the Memory tab. You’re told what type of RAM you have, its size, channels and other information.

The SPD tab will give you information on RAM based on what slot its in – and will even give you the manufacturer information of the RAM (even if they differ from slot to slot).

This is a cool free little app that’s sometimes necessary to have to answer quick questions like:

  • Who made my motherboard?
  • What family of processor do I have?
  • Who made my RAM?
  • What’s my overall speed (core, bus, etc.)?

This is definitely a handy app.

You can get it here: http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

And yes it is periodically updated to support the newest/latest/greatest processors.

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3 Responses to “Get Quick System Info With CPU-Z”

  1. Martyn says:

    And GPU-Z for your graphics card. Great little free apps =D

  2. eli says:

    Thanks, this is very cool, and will be very helpful.

  3. Adam says:

    A great use for CPU-Z is downloading motherboard drivers. I know I have a P5Q… but I always forget if it’s a -Pro, -Deluxe, -etc… This saves me the time of looking it up online or in my box.

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