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AIDA64 Extreme vs CPU-Z: catalog facts
AIDA64 Extreme	CPU-Z
Paid A paid licence is required after the trial.	Free Freeware. The site is funded by advertising and donations, and a paid SDK exists for…
Windows	Windows, Android
Extremely detailed hardware and software inventory with exportable reports Sensor readings can be sent to an external display or a remote client	Per-module memory SPD data, including timings, which is hard to find anywhere else Live per-core frequency and memory frequency readings
Paid licence with a time-limited trial Windows only	Closed source freeware; the website is ad-supported and asks you to allow ads Reports hardware facts rather than monitoring temperatures over time
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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