hwinfo AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Benchmark Tools

The best Benchmark alternative to hwinfo is CPU-Z, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to hwinfo and 12 are Benchmark Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Benchmark Tool alternatives to hwinfo are HWiNFO (32/64), AIDA64, GNOME Disks and Hardinfo.

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  1. CPU-Z icon
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    Freeware system profiler detecting CPU, RAM, and chipset details for Windows and Android. It operates offline, ad-free, and is more detailed than Windows XP hardware tools. Portable with no installation or registration required, ideal for hardware monitoring.

    76 CPU-Z alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
     
    • CPU-Z is the most popular Windows & Android alternative to hwinfo.

    • CPU-Z is the most popular free alternative to hwinfo.

    • CPU-Z is Free and Proprietaryhwinfo is Free and Open Source
    • CPU-Z is Lightweighthwinfo is not according to our users
  2. HWiNFO (32/64) icon
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    Designed for Windows, this tool provides real-time temperature monitoring and extensive hardware diagnostics. Suitable for technical experts, manufacturers, and system integrators with report export capabilities.

    109 HWiNFO (32/64) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. AIDA64 icon
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    Comprehensive diagnostics utility with support for Windows, Android, iOS, and Tizen, 64-bit CPU, GPU, and memory benchmarking, advanced system stability testing, extensive real-time hardware monitoring, detailed GPU analysis, and export options in HTML, CSV, or XML formats.

    97 AIDA64 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Tizen OS
     
    • AIDA64 is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to hwinfo.

    • AIDA64 is the most popular commercial alternative to hwinfo.

    • AIDA64 is Paid and Proprietaryhwinfo is Free and Open Source
    • AIDA64 is Lightweighthwinfo is not according to our users
  4. GNOME Disks icon
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    Efficiently manage disk functions like inspecting, partitioning, and formatting. Utilize disk imaging and backup, S.M.A.R.T. monitoring, and encryption. Integrates well with Linux, particularly GNOME, offering RAID setups and benchmarking tools, compatible with various file systems.

    35 GNOME Disks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
  5. Hardinfo icon
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    Hardinfo is a system information and benchmark tool for Linux. It shows detailed system info, including hardware, environment, and kernel. It can use lm_sensors and ACPI for temperature and battery information. It also has four CPU banchmarks and two FPU benchmarks.

    67 Hardinfo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • GNOME
    • MATE
    • Xfce
     
  6. hardinfo2 icon
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    Hardinfo2 is based on hardinfo, which have not been released >10 years. Hardinfo2 is the reboot that was needed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. PC Wizard icon
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    From the makers of CPU-Z, the PC WIZARD is among the most advanced system information programs on the market. PC WIZARD 2008 is a powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis.

    52 PC Wizard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    GST is a GTK system utility designed to stress and monitor various hardware components like CPU and RAM.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    SANDRA is a system analyser that includes benchmarking and testing modules. Its scope of work is not restricted to the local system, though. It can analyze remote systems on a Windows domain.

    48 SiSoftware Sandra alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Ashampoo HDD Control 2 provides complete monitoring of your hard drive(s). The software supports not only all common IDE and serial ATA hard drive(s), but also provides improved support for external USB hard drives and solid state drives (SSDs).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. UserDiag icon
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    UserDiag is a PC diagnostic tool that allows you to explore detailed information about your device. With it, you can easily check the overall health of your computer and get advice if any issues are identified.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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