Complete System Details Software: CPU-Z Review
April 13, 2008 5:48 pm Benchmark Software
CPU-Z is one of the most useful tools an overclocker can have at their disposal. CPU-Z is a freeware application that gathers your systems details and provides them to you all in one place. IT is currently compatible with all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 to Vista.
In respect to overclocking, CPU-Z allows users to validate their system results online, where they can either post their information and link to it for discussion in online forums, or for them to use in reference to the results that their system has provided in comparison to other similarly constructed computers.Another great advantage of CPU-Z is the fact that it doesn’t require a typical installation. Users will be able to simply carry the executable on a memory stick, or execute it directly from the system itself as it is just two files: cpuz.ini and cpuz.exe.
Running CPU-Z will provide you with a read out of the following information:
- CPU
- Processor
- Name
- Code Name
- Package
- Technology
- Core Voltage
- Specification
- Family/Ext. Family
- Model/Ext. Model
- Stepping
- Revision
- Instruction sets
- Cores
- Threads
- Clocks (Core #0)
- Core Speed
- Multiplier
- Bus Speed
- Rated FSB
- Cache
- L1 Data
- L1 Inst.
- Level 2
- Level 3
- Processor
- Cache
- L1 D-Cache/L1 I-Cache/L2 Cache/L3 Cache
- Size
- Descriptor
- L1 D-Cache/L1 I-Cache/L2 Cache/L3 Cache
- Mainboard
- Motherboard
- Manufacturer
- Model
- Chipset and Rev.
- Southbridge
- LPCIO
- BIOS
- Brand
- Version
- Date
- Graphic Interface
- Version
- Link Width
- Motherboard
- Memory
- General
- DDR2
- Channels
- Size
- DC Mode
- NB Frequency
- Timings
- DRAM Frequency
- FSB:DRAM
- CAS# Latency (CL)
- RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD)
- RAS# Precharge (tRP)
- Cycle Time (tRAS)
- Bank Cycle Time (tRC)
- Command Rate (CR)
- DRAM Idle Timer
- Total CAS# (tRDRAM)
- Row To Column (tRCD)
- General
- SPD
- Memory Slot Selection (Slot #1 - Slot #4)
- Module Size
- Correction
- Max Bandwidth
- Registered
- Manufacturer
- Buffered
- Part Number
- SPD Ext.
- Serial Number
- Week/Year
- Timings Table
- Frequency
- CAS# Latency
- RAS# to CAS#
- RAS# Precharge
- tRAS
- tRC
- Command Rate
- Voltage
- Memory Slot Selection (Slot #1 - Slot #4)
- Windows Version
- Build
- DirectX Version
- Tools
- Registers Dump (.txt)
- HTML Dump (.html)
- Validation
Those interested in developing their own customized version of CPU-Z will find the CPUID has now released their own development kit, allowing the end user to manipulate the source code as they wish. Considering CPU-Z provides more information then what the standard Windows System Profiler software provides, this program is worth having with you on a flash memory stick regardless of what you are doing.
Below are screen shots of CPU-Z running on my own stock system. Click on the thumbnails to view each of the panels in CPU-Z with information already detailed out in them.
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