Alternatives to Hardinfo2
A graphical Linux tool that shows detailed system information and runs benchmarks. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Hardinfo2
A graphical Linux tool that shows detailed system information and runs benchmarks.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Hardinfo2.
CPU-X
Inspect processor, motherboard and system information on Linux.
CPU-X is GPL-3.0 Linux software for processor, motherboard and system details with graphical, terminal and report modes, but it does not advertise benchmarks.
inxi
A command-line system information tool that reports hardware, sensors, drivers and system details.
inxi gives a detailed hardware, sensor and driver report from one command, runs in the terminal only and also supports the BSDs, without benchmarks.
Fastfetch
Prints a summary of your hardware, operating system and desktop in the terminal next to a logo, quickly and configurably.
Fastfetch prints a quick hardware and OS summary in the terminal on Linux, macOS, Windows and more, but it is purely informational with no benchmarks.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Hardinfo2 as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Belarc Advisor
A Windows system profiler that lists installed hardware, software, missing updates and security status.
Hardinfo2 is a free, open-source Linux tool that gives a hardware report and benchmarks, but it does not cover Windows updates or security status.
CPU-Z
A tiny freeware window that tells you exactly which processor, board and memory are in a Windows PC.
Hardinfo2 gives a graphical hardware report plus benchmarks on Linux as open-source software, replacing CPU-Z's Windows and Android focus with Linux only.
OCCT
A PC stability, stress testing, benchmarking and hardware monitoring tool for Windows and Linux.
Hardinfo2 is open source and offers system information plus benchmarks on Linux, but has no stress testing for stability checks.
SIW
Windows system information tool that reports hardware, software, network and sensor details.
Hardinfo2 is a free open-source Linux tool that combines system information with benchmarks, so switching means moving off Windows.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
lm-sensors
Linux command-line utilities and a library for reading hardware temperature, voltage and fan sensors.
KDiskMark
A graphical disk benchmark for Linux that runs fio tests and shows easy-to-read results.
osquery
Query operating-system information using SQL.
s-tui
Terminal tool that graphs CPU frequency, utilization, temperature and power and can run a stress test.
AIDA64 Extreme
Detailed hardware identification, sensor monitoring and benchmarking for Windows.
