Free HWiNFO (32/64) Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to HWiNFO (32/64) for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is CPU-Z. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to HWiNFO (32/64) and loads of them are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to HWiNFO (32/64) are Speccy, GPU-Z, Libre Hardware Monitor and Open Hardware Monitor.

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HWiNFO (32/64) alternatives are mainly System Information Utilities, but if you're looking for Benchmark Tools or Desktop Customization Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Linux, Android, Open Source and Linux + System Information. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to HWiNFO (32/64).
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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.

    82 CPU-Z alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    CPU-Z vs HWiNFO (32/64) Comments
    xdddf555
    Positive
    2

    HWINFO give more information than CPU-Z

    • CPU-Z is Free and ProprietaryHWiNFO (32/64) is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. Speccy icon
     479 likes

    Get an advanced and fast system info tool that provides a detailed overview of your PC's hardware. Enjoy real-time temperature monitoring, snapshot sharing, and offline capability. Available as an installer or portable version, without ads.

    85 Speccy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. GPU-Z icon
     291 likes

    Streamlined tool providing crucial details about video cards, handling NVIDIA, AMD, ATI, Intel devices. Displays clocks, tests PCI-Express, backs up BIOS, works on many Windows versions, and requires no installation.

    38 GPU-Z alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  4. Libre Hardware Monitor, a fork of Open Hardware Monitor , is free software that can monitor the temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of your computer.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
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    Libre Hardware Monitor vs HWiNFO (32/64) Comments
    beyond9thousand
    Negative
    -2

    Feels very archaic compared to hwinfo, does not provide as much info either. Only sensor information.

    • Libre Hardware Monitor is Free and Open SourceHWiNFO (32/64) is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Libre Hardware Monitor is Privacy focusedHWiNFO (32/64) is not according to our users
  5. The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.

    81 Open Hardware Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mono
     
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    Open Hardware Monitor vs HWiNFO (32/64) Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    6

    Lacks the system information part of hwinfo64

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Open Hardware Monitor is Free and Open SourceHWiNFO (32/64) is Free Personal and Proprietary
  6. SpeedFan icon
     254 likes

    SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers and controls the fans if possible.

    53 SpeedFan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. HWMonitor icon
     117 likes

    HWMonitor for Windows® x86/x64 is a hardware monitoring program that reads PC system's main health sensors : voltages, temperatures, powers, currents, fans speed, utilization, clock speeds…

    37 HWMonitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. SidebarDiagnostics - A simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. CPU Info icon
     18 likes

    CPU Info provide main information about hardware and software of your device. You can get:

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • F-Droid
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Windows
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mac
     
  10. SIV by Ray Hinchliffe. System Information Viewer is a general Windows utility for displaying lots of useful Windows, Network and hardware info - CPU info, PCI info, PCMCIA info, USB info, Machine Info, Hardware Sensors, Networked computers, Operating System Information and more.

    33 SIV - System Information Viewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. 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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. PC Wizard icon
     45 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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