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HWiNFO vs CPU-Z: catalog facts
HWiNFO	CPU-Z
Freemium Free for personal and non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a paid Pro licence after…	Free Freeware. The site is funded by advertising and donations, and a paid SDK exists for…
Windows	Windows, Android
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	Per-module memory SPD data, including timings, which is hard to find anywhere else Live per-core frequency and memory frequency readings
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	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
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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