Get to know your PC with CPU-Z

If you don’t know a lot about your notebook configuration like your hardware, processor model, RAM size and speed, BIOS brand and version then you should check out CPU-Z.

CPU-Z is a freeware program that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system and reveals all kinds of information about your hardware.

CPU-Z is a really handy tool when you need to upgrade your memory and you don’t know what type you use. Witht he click of a button you can figure out what kind of memory to buy when upgrading your system.

CPU-Z can also provide the following information:

CPU: Name and number, Core stepping and process, Package, Core voltage, Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier, Supported instructions sets, Cache information etc

MainBoard: Vendor, model and revision, BIOS model and date, Chipset (northbridge and southbridge) and sensor, Graphic interface

Memory: Frequency and timings, Module(s) specification using SPD (Serial Presence Detect) : vendor, serial number, timings table

System: Windows and DirectX version.

Overall CPU-Z is a great free tool to get to know your computer better.

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