# CPU-Z

Application: CPUID

Dem still dey call am cpuz, cpu-z, cpuid cpu-z

CPUID, System

E dey identify CPU, motherboard, and RAM. Di process na cpuz.exe. E no dey overclock. No bi Task Manager.

## Wetin you need know

CPU-Z dey identify di CPU and RAM. E no dey overclock.

CPUID's CPU-Z dey name di processor, board, and memory. Get am from cpuid.com. Task Manager na di live-use window. GPU-Z na di graphics sibling from TechPowerUp, no bi dis exe.

- **Wetin e be?**: CPU, board, and RAM identifier

  **E dey overclock?**: No. E only dey report

  **Same tin as Task Manager?**: No. Task Manager dey show live use

Feex tok say

If you need di RAM part number, I go open CPU-Z before I guess from Task Manager. I no go shift sliders here. Nothing like dat dey.

## Wetin bi CPU-Z?

CPU-Z dey report processor, board, and memory identity. cpuz.exe na di window. Task Manager dey show utilization. CPUID oda tools (HWMonitor) na separate downloads.

## If you never use am before

If you need di exact CPU name, motherboard, abi RAM timings, CPU-Z na CPUID identifier. Download am from cpuid.com. E dey read wetin dey inside machine already. E no dey change clocks. No bi Task Manager, no bi GPU-Z, and no bi overclock tool.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Read CPU name, cores, and caches**

Di CPU tab na for identity. Task Manager Performance tab na for live use, no bi dis SPD-style report.

**Read motherboard and BIOS version**

Di Mainboard tab dey name di board. GPU-Z no go tell you di chipset di same way.

**Read RAM size, part numbers, and timings**

Di Memory and SPD tabs na why people dey install am. E still no dey overclock those DIMMs.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey dey buy RAM and need di current kit part number
- Anybody wey dem tell "open CPU-Z" for forum
- Users wey no suppose mix dis one up with Task Manager abi overclock utility

## Current status

CPU-Z (2000) na current hardware identifier from CPUID. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html.

## How old e be?

CPU-Z launch for 2000. E old pass GPU-Z (2007) and old pass di Windows 8 Task Manager redesign. Current builds still target normal everyday Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Setup

ZIP portable

Windows Store listing (if dem offer am)

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Windows 10 abi Windows 11, according to CPUID current CPU-Z page |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.   |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Low. Di bench tab na optional and e short

  **RAM demand**: Small for identity tool

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| cpuz.exe | Identification window |
| -------- | --------------------- |

## Startup components

CPU-Z no suppose start with Windows. Close am once you get di screenshot.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\CPUID\CPU-Z\\ |
| --------------- | ------------------------------ |

## File formats

TXT and HTML reports from di File menu

## Common wahala dem

### People dey look for voltage sliders

CPU-Z na read-only identity. Overclocking dey inside BIOS abi vendor tool. Task Manager self no bi overclock panel.

### Validation screenshot wey dem use as fake proof

Di Validation tab fit submit report. PNG wey stranger crop no bi CPUID site.

## How to get unstuck

### Download from cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

Ad-network "CPU-Z Pro" hosts no bi CPUID. Task Manager dey already inside PC if na only utilization you want.

### If tab dey blank, run am as administrator once

Some board and SPD reads need permission. Na CPU-Z bi dat, no bi missing GPU-Z install.

### Use GPU-Z abi HWiNFO if you want GPU clocks and sensors

CPU-Z graphics tab shallow. TechPowerUp GPU-Z na di GPU identity tool.

## Alternatives

Task Manager for live CPU use. HWiNFO for deeper sensors. GPU-Z for graphics card. None of dem dey overclock from dis window too.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html ](https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html ](https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html)Vendor support                    |
| Official site | [www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html ](https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html)Start here, no be random exe host |

## Related hardware

CPU-Z dey read di CPU, board, and DIMMs wey dem already install. E no dey add Feex sensors.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[HWiNFO: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/hwinfo/)[GPU-Z: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/gpu-z/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [CPU-Z official site ](https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html)· Vendor product page
- [CPU-Z help ](https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html)· Vendor support
- [CPUID ](https://www.cpuid.com/)· Vendor home
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note.

Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: CPUID

  **Category**: Hardware identifier

  **Process**: cpuz.exe

  **License**: Freeware

  **First released**: 2000

  **Official site**: [cpuid.com/cpu-z](https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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