To evaluate the performance of a processor, it is necessary to know several of its parameters. This is the number of cores, the size of the cache memory of the first and second levels, as well as the current clock frequency. In Windows 7, these settings can be found in several ways.
Necessary
- - AIDA64 Business Edition program;
- - CPU-Z program.
Instructions
Step 1
Open the "Start" menu by clicking the left mouse button on the "Start" button on the taskbar. In the menu that opens, move the cursor over the "Computer" button. Press the right mouse button and in the context menu that opens, click on the "Properties" button. In the "Computer Properties" window that opens, read the data on the current processor frequency in the "System" subsection below the computer performance evaluation. This method is simple, does not require the installation of additional programs, but is not very informative.
Step 2
Download from the official website and install the AIDA64 Business Edition program on your computer. Run this program. At the first launch, you will be offered to buy a key and activate the program completely or use a trial period (30 days). In the trial version, the functionality of the program will be limited (some functions will be unavailable). On the left side of the program window, select the "Motherboard" tab. In the list that opens, select the line "CPU". In the window that opens, in the “CPU properties” subsection, read the factory settings for the frequency of the central processor. Below, in the Multi CPU subsection, read the current processor clock frequency. If your computer has a multi-core processor, read the frequency values for each processor core in this subsection. This method is more informative, but requires the installation of a paid program.
Step 3
For more information about the processor, download the CPU-Z program from the developer's site and install it on your computer. After installing and launching the program, a window will open with 6 tabs. On the first (CPU) tab in the Processor section, read information about the type, manufacturing technology, current supply voltage and processor socket. Below, in the Clocks and Cache section, read the values of the processor frequency, the current multiplier, the size of the first and second levels of cache. This method uses a small and easy-to-use free program. This method allows you to obtain comprehensive information about the single-core or multi-core processor installed in your computer.
