Assembling a PC or preparing to upgrade the system, each user analyzes the components. Often this is done by free programs that can be installed from the Internet. Among the most popular users are CPU-Z. Not everyone knows how to use the utility, but everyone can figure it out.
About software
CPU-Z is a utility that can be installed from the Internet for free. It is an application program that displays almost all the technical parameters of system devices. The developer of the utility was CPUID. It works with Windows 98 and higher. Now supports the latest OS from Microsoft. Also, software can be installed on a device based on Android, starting with version 2.2.
Program objectives
If you need to determine the technical characteristics of the computer, then you can download CPU-Z. How to use it, I don’t know everything, so they are often scared when they see a huge number of tables, data and indicators. To at least a little understanding of this, it is enough to understand the tasks that the utility performs.
CPU-Z analyzes system components. In this case, the program collects all the data from the sensors of each device on the board and groups them in different tabs and tables. The utility provides information about the CPU, system board, RAM, graphics accelerator and BIOS. The only thing that cannot be verified is the Winchester.
When is a utility needed?
Before you figure out how to use the CPU-Z, you need to understand for what purpose this program is used.
Firstly, you can install the utility just in case. Periodically, the user will be able to collect data on system components and monitor the temperatures of some devices. But in this case, you need to understand the computer device and understand what it is responsible for.
Secondly, installing a CPU-Z will come in handy after buying or assembling a PC. Thus, you can get the correct data, understand the potential of the system, so that in the future, for example, work with overclocking.
Thirdly, before selling a computer, you should check the system and take appropriate screenshots of the indicators in CPU-Z. Putting up for sale a PC, it will be possible to provide potential buyers with data on the status of each component.
Information on how to use the CPU-Z program can be useful if you intend to improve computer performance. Before that, it will be necessary to collect data about the system, view the status of each component and proceed with setting up the PC.
What can a program do?
How to use CPU-Z? First you need to download it from the official site and install it on your computer. As mentioned earlier, the utility analyzes the state of the chip, motherboard, RAM and graphics adapter. By diagnosing the processor, the user can find out its name, architecture and socket. Deal with the process technology, family and stepping. The table also includes data on frequencies, voltage, number of cores, cache and multiplier.
By analyzing the motherboard, the utility compiles a report on the manufacturer and model, the supported chipset, data on the north and south bridges, BIOS version and graphical interface.
In the program you can also find data on RAM: its type, volume, clock frequencies, the number of memory channels, etc. The utility shows the name of the video card, stepping and revision. Allows you to get reliable data about the manufacturing process, type and amount of memory, as well as frequency.
Among the main features of the utility, it is also worth highlighting reporting in several formats. So it will be possible to share the results of the diagnosis with specialists or just knowing friends.
The program can be controlled using hot keys. In one version, it became possible to conduct a test on system performance and a stress test of the processor. Therefore, the utility’s functionality makes it competitive among giants such as AIDA64 and Speccy.
Using the program
How to use CPU-Z in Russian? On the official website of the CPUID developer, only the English and Chinese versions are available. Therefore, if you do not want to install the program from an unverified source, you will have to deal with the English interface. But the program in Russian exists. It has an almost identical interface, only with an increased work area, which is generally more convenient.
How to use CPU-Z (CPUID)? After downloading and installing the program, you need to open it. It will take her a few seconds to collect data about the system. The program interface is very simple, somewhat reminiscent of the Windows 98 operating system.
The first tab is dedicated to the central processor. It describes the model, specification, family, and other CPU data. Below are the data on the cores, as well as cache memory.
In the second tab, more detailed information about the cache is available. The third contains data on the motherboard. A BIOS version will be written right there. In the fourth and fifth tabs there is data on RAM, and in the sixth - about the schedule.
In the “Test” tab, you can run an analysis of the central processor or stress test of the CPU. You can immediately get a diagnostic report. The last tab gives information about the program, and also here you can download the report in one of the available formats.
Note
If you install CPU-Z in Russian, be prepared for the fact that some indicators will be missing. Most likely, this is due to the fact that the program is not from an official developer. Comparing the English and Russian versions, you can see that the first gives a more complete picture regarding the state of the system, sensors and component parameters.