One and a half year ago I introduce a free utility called CPU-Z which is able to give you comprehensive information on your CPU, as well as chipset and memory. Very useful for computer technicians if they need to identify the CPU, motherboard and memory on a particular computer. Until today I always have the latest version of CPU-Z on my thumb drive and I bring it along whenever I go servicing.
Today, I’d like to introduce you 2 more FREE utility which is able to give you CPU information and also BIOS information by DMI (Desktop management Interface). A very good alternative if you somehow do not like CPU-Z.
hiyohiyo, a Japanese and owner of Crystal Dew World website, is the developer for CrystalCPUID and CrystalDMI.
CrystalCPUID is a CPU utility which is similar to CPU-Z. It supports Windows Vista/2003/XP/2000/NT4/Me/98/95 x86/x64.
As you can see on the image above, it is capable of giving you every bit of information about your CPU. Clicking on function from the menu, you can get CPUID, Cache, BIOS, System, Chipset, PCI Device information. If you’re those people who loves and dares to overclock, there is tool such as Intel SpeedStep Control, AMD K6/K7/K8 Multiplier/Voltage Change, VIA CyrixIII/C3 Multiplier Change and MSR Editor/MSR Walker. All those features are at your OWN RISK! You know overclocking is dangerous and not necessarily good for your hardwares.
CrystalDMI is another FREE utility which is able to obtain BIOS information by DMI (Desktop management Interface).
As far as I see, this utility is somehow similar to CrystalCPUID but it’s more for advance user. Not only it shows your BIOS information, it can also give you:
– BIOS Information
– System Information
– Base Board Information
– System Enclosure or Chassis
– Processor Information
– Memory Controller Information
– Memory Module Information
– Cache Information
– Port Connector Information
– System Slots
– OEM Strings
– BIOS Language Information
– Physical Memory Array
– Memory Device
– Memory Array Mapped Address
– Memory Device Mapped Address
– System Boot Information
Very useful utility and it’s free. Would recommend any computer technician to have this with you. Save you the trouble in opening up the computer casing just to find out what motherboard, cpu and memory the user is using.