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Coreinfo vs HWiNFO: catalog facts
CoreinfoHWiNFO
Free

Free download from Microsoft Sysinternals.

Freemium

Free for personal and non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a paid Pro licence after…

Windows, Command line Windows
  • Shows the mapping of logical processors to cores, NUMA nodes, sockets and caches
  • Both command-line and graphical versions in one download
  • Reports far more detail than Windows itself exposes, down to individual memory module SPD data
  • Real-time sensor monitoring with logging, alerts and an on-screen display
  • Windows only
  • Virtualization features can be misreported when a hypervisor is running or inside a virtual machine
  • Windows only, apart from a legacy DOS build
  • Commercial use requires a paid Pro licence; the free build allows only a 14-day evaluation at work
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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