The Best Open Source CPU-Z AlternativesTop System Information Utilities & Benchmark Tools like CPU-Z

The best open source alternative to CPU-Z is CPU-X (by X0rg). If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to CPU-Z and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to CPU-Z are Libre Hardware Monitor, Mission Center, Sidebar Diagnostics and Resources.

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  1. CPU-X (by X0rg) icon
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    CPU-X is a free software that gathers information on CPU, motherboard and more.

    34 CPU-X (by X0rg) alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
     
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    Comments about CPU-X (by X0rg) as an Alternative to CPU-Z
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    It's directly based off of the design of CPU-Z and offers all of the same features in the same format.

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    • Almost everyone thinks CPU-X (by X0rg) is a great CPU-Z alternative.

    • CPU-X (by X0rg) is Free and Open SourceCPU-Z is Free and Proprietary
  2. Resources icon
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    Resources is a simple yet powerful monitor for your system resources and processes, written in Rust and using GTK 4 and libadwaita for its GUI.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  3. Hardinfo icon
     43 likes

    Hardinfo is a system information and benchmark tool for Linux. It shows detailed system info, including hardware, environment, and kernel. It can use lm_sensors and ACPI for temperature and battery information. It also has four CPU banchmarks and two FPU benchmarks.

    68 Hardinfo alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
     
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  4. lshw icon
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    lshw (Hardware Lister) is a small tool to provide detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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  5. CPU Info icon
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    CPU Info provide main information about hardware and software of your device. You can get:

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • F-Droid
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Windows
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mac
     
  6. hwinfo icon
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    hwinfo/libhd are used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for support.

    126 hwinfo alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. cpufetch icon
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    cpufetch is a command-line tool written in C that displays the CPU information in a clean and beautiful way.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Android
    • Homebrew
    • MacPorts
    • Chocolatey
    • Termux
     
  8. Hardware Probe Tool (hw-probe) is a snapshot of your computer's hardware state and logs. The tool checks operability of devices by analysis of logs and returns a permanent url to view the probe of the computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. Monitors and records the CPU and memory usage of Android devices.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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