s-tui
Terminal tool that graphs CPU frequency, utilization, temperature and power and can run a stress test.
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About s-tui
s-tui, the Stress Terminal UI, shows CPU temperature, frequency, power draw and utilization as graphs inside the terminal. It can also start a stress test, so you can load the processor and watch how clocks and temperatures respond, for example to check cooling or spot thermal throttling.
Because it runs in a terminal, it works over SSH on headless machines. It is written in Python.
Strengths
- Graphs frequency, temperature, power and load together
- Built-in stress test for checking cooling and throttling
- Works over SSH on machines without a desktop
Limitations
- Terminal only
- Focused on the CPU rather than the whole system
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Developer
- amanusk
- Platforms
- Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Checking CPU cooling and throttling from a terminal
- Categories
- System monitoring
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to s-tui
Compare allSoftware that can replace s-tui for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
CoreFreq
A Linux CPU monitoring and tuning tool that reports per-core frequencies, C-states, temperatures and power.
CoreFreq gives far more detailed per-core frequency, C-state and power data with tuning options, but it needs a kernel module and has no stress test.
btop++
A terminal resource monitor that looks good enough to leave open, with processes, CPU, memory, disks, network and GPUs.
btop shows CPU graphs alongside memory, disks, network and processes and runs on macOS too, but it has no built-in stress test or power graph.
OCCT
A PC stability, stress testing, benchmarking and hardware monitoring tool for Windows and Linux.
OCCT combines stress testing, benchmarking and monitoring on Windows and Linux with a graphical interface, but it is closed source, with professional use offered separately.
s-tui as an alternative
Listings that name s-tui as an alternative.
lm-sensors
Linux command-line utilities and a library for reading hardware temperature, voltage and fan sensors.
s-tui graphs CPU temperature, frequency and power in a terminal with a built-in stress test, but covers the CPU rather than all board sensors.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
PowerTOP
A Linux command-line tool for diagnosing power consumption and power management problems.
htop
Interactive process viewer for the terminal.
Glances
A cross-platform system monitor that runs in a terminal, in a browser, or as an API feeding a dashboard.
Zenith
A terminal system monitor like top or htop, with zoomable charts for CPU, memory, network and disk.
bottom
A graphical system monitor for the terminal, with charts for CPU, memory, network, temperature and disk over time.
