Download Processor Tools for Windows

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Athlon CPU SoftCooler XMas Edition 1.5 Build 101 [ 2004-12-24 | 568 KB | Free | Win All | 89171 | 5 ]

Take control your AMD Athlon processor.

CPUBalance 1.4.0.6 [ 2023-01-06 | 2 MB | Freemium | 11|10|8|7 | 23353 | 4 ]

CPUBalance uses proprietary technology found in Process Lasso to maintain system responsiveness during high loads, or even save you from a hard reset during a worst-case scenario.

WDZ CPUInfo 1.0 [ 2020-01-23 | 1.19 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista | 2166 | 5 ]

WDZ CPUInfo provides a simple option for gathering and displaying all the essential information about your processor.

Prime95 30.19 Build 20 [ 2024-06-02 | 9 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7|Linux|macOS | 708586 | 5 ]

Prime95 for Windows and Linux is a small and easy-to-use freeware application that allows you to find Mersenne Prime numbers designed for overclockers.

CPUsage 1.2 [ 2005-12-05 | 455 KB | Freeware | Win All | 16079 | 5 ]

Shutdown or restart your computer if the CPU stays at a certain load for a certain period of time.

ThrottleStop 9.7.3 Beta [ 2025-04-02 | 2 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 431 | 5 ]

ThrottleStop Beta is a compact yet powerful application designed to monitor and address the three primary types of CPU throttling commonly found in laptop computers. A stable version is also available.

HCPUID 1.008 Beta [ 2002-06-25 | 230 KB | Freeware | Win All | 27752 | 3 ]

Displays CPU information details and RAM SPD data.

Intel Microcode Boot Loader 0.5.4 [ 2019-11-26 | 13.5 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 7996 | 5 ]

Intel Microcode Boot Loader is designed to patch legacy motherboards that weren't updated to protect against security vulnerabilities including Spectre, for example.

CPUSetter 1.6.5 [ 2021-09-01 | 11.9 MB | Freeware | macOS | 1597 | 5 ]

CPUSetter adjusts the number of active cores in your Mac CPU(s). It can also enable/disable hyperthreading on supported CPUs.

CPUID Instruction Viewer 1.0.0.2 [ 2021-05-27 | 1.63 MB | Freeware | 10|8|7 | 938 | 5 ]

CPUID Instruction Viewer is a portable app designed to help developers view technical information returned by the CPUID instruction from the x86 and x86-64 instruction sets.

CpuiDMax2 Version 2 [ 2003-06-30 | 361 KB | Freeware | Win All | 23542 | 4 ]

Freeware program that provides information on your CPU.

Ashampoo Spectre Meltdown CPU Checker 1.1.2 [ 2018-01-27 | 731 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 | 14355 | 4 ]

Ashampoo Spectre Meltdown CPU Checker will check to see if you are vulnerable to Spectre and Meltdown.

CPU Vulnerability Assessment and Fix Tool 2.0 [ 2018-01-11 | 8.90 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 | 8536 | 4 ]

CPU Vulnerability Assessment and Fix Tool will check if any Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities exist on your machine.

Speculation Control Validation PowerShell Script 1.0.3 [ 2018-01-11 | 19 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 | 3224 | 5 ]

Speculation Control Validation PowerShell Script contains a PowerShell module that can be used to confirm whether a system has enabled the protections needed to validate that the speculation control vulnerability.

Intel CPU Microcode Update KB4497165 / KB4494174 / KB4494451 [ 2019-06-18 | 1.79 MB+ | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 | 14906 | 5 ]

Intel recently announced that they have completed software validations and have started to release new microcode for current CPU platforms in reaction to the following Spectre threats.

CPU Speed Adjuster 0.8 [ 2006-06-27 | 24 KB | Freeware | Win All | 40131 | 5 ]

Slow down your PC so that you can run all your old programs.

Process Tamer 2.11.01 [ 2009-04-25 | 2.94 MB | Freeware | Win All | 39503 | 5 ]

Reduces the priority of cpu overloading applications.

Intel Compiler Patcher (ICP) 1.0 [ 2015-11-24 | 291 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 35523 | 5 ]

Intel Compiler Patcher (ICP) scans your hard drive for executable files compiled with the Intel C++ Compiler making it possible to disable the CPU dispatcher in detected files addressing an issue that causes non Intel chipsets to run these programs slower.

Central Brain Identifier Black Edition 1.0.0.2 Beta 3 Build 19048 [ 2008-04-20 | 252 Kb | Freeware | Win NT/200x/XP/x64 | 13055 | 3 ]

Features a new GUI design that was worked out for the AMD64 processor architecture.

Mz CPU Accelerator 4.10 [ 2010-12-22 | 1.28 MB | Freeware | Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7 | 47144 | 5 ]

Mz CPU Accelerator is an application that automatically changes the priority of the foreground window, by allocating more CPU power to the currently active application (program-game).

Tom's Hardware Guide Clock 1.2 [ 2003-06-05 | 48 KB | Freeware | Win All | 40873 | 4 ]

Designed to detect dynamic overclocking in realtime.

Burn In 2008 1.0 [ 2008-04-14 | 277 KB | Freeware | Win 2K/03/XP/Vista | 14046 | 5 ]

Use cutting edged algorithms to test the stability of your processor.

InSpectre Release #8 [ 2018-04-12 | 125 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 | 58922 | 5 ]

InSpectre is a fast way to check if your machine is susceptible to the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. Video tutorial available.

CPU Eat 'n' Cool 1.6.0.0 [ 2005-05-16 | 206 KB | Freeware | Win NT/2K/XP/2003 | 82230 | 5 ]

Cool the CPU when it is busy.

SpecuCheck 1.1.1 [ 2018-10-17 | 96.3 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 5108 | 5 ]

SpecuCheck is a command line utility that checks to see if your machine is vulnerable to attack from Spectre and Meltdown.

GCPUID 2.0.0122 [ 2007-05-18 | 539 KB | Freeware | Win All | 41127 | 4 ]

A freeware utility that shows you information about your CPU.

CPUInfo 2.13 [ 2004-12-13 | 309 KB | Freeware | Win All | 52227 | 5 ]

Shows detailed information about the processors on the mainboard.

MegaHertz [ 2002-10-31 | 59 KB | Freeware | Win All | 37701 | 4 ]

Small utility to calculate the actual clock speed of your CPU.

SecurAble 1.0.2570.1 [ 2018-01-21 | 114 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 14169 | 5 ]

SecurAble displays the status of the three most significant security-related processor features incorporated into modern Intel and AMD processors.

Disable Intel AMT [ 2017-05-08 | 7.21 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 10871 | 5 ]

Disable Intel AMT is a portable batch file to turn off a known Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) vulnerability with many Intel chipsets in Windows. Video guide available.

AMD Power Monitor 1.2.3 [ 2008-01-11 | 8.59 MB | Freeware | Win All | 68163 | 5 ]

Monitor your AMD frequency, voltage, utilization, and power savings.

Hot 1.9.3 [ 2024-06-20 | 10 MB | Freeware | macOS | 1098 | 4 ]

Hot is a macOS menu bar application that displays the CPU speed limit due to thermal issues.

SetFSB 2.2.134.98 [ 2012-03-21 | 218 KB | Freeware | Win 8 / 7 / Vista / XP / 2k | 173379 | 5 ]

SetFSB allows to change your computer's Front Side Bus (FSB) speed. The utility supports a wide range of chipsets and is easy to use. Just move the slider to set the desired FSB speed and see the resulting CPU speed.

Manage Speculative Execution Settings Script 3.3 [ 2020-03-15 | 11 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 10844 | 5 ]

Manage Speculative Execution Settings Script is freeware that simplifies the checking and management of the Speculative Execution Protection status of your system.

ThrottleWatch 2.01 [ 2005-02-09 | 156 KB | Freeware | Win All | 33722 | 5 ]

Monitors and displays both CPU load and throttling of Intel chips.

CPU Burn-in 1.01 [ 2003-06-25 | 7 KB | Freeware | Win9x/NT/200x/XP/Vista | 86859 | 5 ]

A stability testing tool for overclockers.

CPU Load 1.1.1 [ 2004-04-11 | 1 MB | Freeware | Win XP/2K/2003 | 32635 | 5 ]

This little tool will let you monitor your CPU Load.

Toast [ 2002-02-20 | 268 KB | Freeware | Win All | 101333 | 5 ]

Torture test and burn in your CPU.

IntelBurnTest 2.54 [ 2012-07-22 | 1.68 MB | Freeware | Win 7 / Vista / XP | 948591 | 5 ]

A program that simplifies the usage of Intel(R) Linpack. Linpack by Intel(R) is an extremely stressful program that will put even the most pow--erful X86/X64 CPU in the world at its knees.

AMD Overdrive 4.3.1 [ 2014-01-15 | 30.3 MB | Freeware | 10|8|7 | 82829 | 5 ]

The award-winning AMD OverDrive gives you complete control of your system. Personalize your experience in real-time with easy-to-use screens designed for novice to expert users.

Norwood 1.03 [ 2020-10-20 | 183 KB | Freeware | 10|8|7 | 1524 | 5 ]

Norwood is a portable app that enables on-screen viewing of CPU usage displayed from a sizable line-graph.

RightMark CPU Clock Utility 2.35 [ 2008-03-01 | 571 KB | Freeware | Win All | 84094 | 4 ]

On the fly adjustment of the cpu multiplier, voltage level and more.

Intel Power Gadget 3.6 [ 2021-04-23 | 4.87 MB | Freeware | 10|8 | 4375 | 5 ]

Intel Power Gadget is a software-based power usage monitoring tool enabled for Intel Core processors (from 2nd Generation up to 10th Generation Intel Core processors). Intel Atom chips are not supported.

See Saw Pro [ 2002-01-26 | 61 KB | Freeware | Win NT/2000 | 25413 | 4 ]

A utility to fine tune dual-CPU workstations.

Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 10.0.1.31 [ 2025-03-15 | 48 MB | Freeware | 11|10 | 97191 | 4 ]

Intel Extreme Tuning Utility is a performance tuning software for novice and experienced enthusiasts to overclock, monitor, and stress a system.

CPU Grab Ex 1.17 [ 2023-05-07 | 655 KB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 5566 | 5 ]

CPU Grab Ex is a portable app that can slow down your computer by consuming CPU power, checking the cooling of your processor, and grabbing power from your OpenGL-compatible graphics card.

Intel Performance Maximizer 1.0.4.1362 [ 2021-03-15 | 1.5 GB | Freeware | 10|8|7 | 12083 | 5 ]

Intel Performance Maximizer is an innovative, hyper-intelligent automatic processor overclocking tool.

CPU ID 1.75 [ 2004-08-01 | 47 KB | Freeware | Win All | 107410 | 5 ]

Displays all the available information about your processor.

CPU Hi-t Professional Edition 2.0 [ 2002-06-03 | 2.9 MB | Freeware | Win All | 35347 | 5 ]

Designed for testing CPU and stability.

Quick CPU 5.0.9.0 [ 2025-04-12 | 34 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 34948 | 5 ]

Quick CPU enables fine-tuning and monitoring of a myriad of essential CPU and system parameters.

CPU Unpark 1.0.1 [ 2021-01-05 | 449 KB | Freeware | 10|8|7 | 27153 | 5 ]

CPU Unpark adds flexibility to core parking compared to the limited options provided by Windows for setting the Core parking index on your machine resulting in increased energy efficiency during lower usage.

CrystalCPUID 4.15.5.452 [ 2007-12-21 | 573 KB | Freeware | Win All | 52306 | 4 ]

A CPU identification utility.

Priority [ 2002-03-23 | 322 KB | Freeware | Win All | 32668 | 5 ]

Changes the CPU priority of running programs to high.

Counter Control 1.1 [ 2022-07-01 | 2 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 728 | 5 ]

Counter Control is designed to monitor and log the "IA32_FIXED_CTR_CTRL" register of Intel Core processors, located at MSR 0x38D.

Amn Refrigerator 3.2 [ 2002-03-28 | 103 KB | Freeware | Win 9x/ME | 43245 | 4 ]

Cool down your CPU during idle times.

VIA HyperTransport Analyzer 1.0 [ 2003-09-12 | 137 KB | Freeware | Win All | 27933 | 4 ]

Displays the actual bus width and frequency between the CPU and Chipset.

Active CPU 1.1 [ 2002-01-22 | 455 KB | Freeware | Win 9x/ME/NT/2K | 45175 | 5 ]

Show graphical use of your CPU's activity.

Hnet Info CPU 2.5 [ 2002-11-18 | 2.9 MB | Freeware | Win All | 21567 | 4 ]

Provides 126 bits of detailed information about your processor.

CPU Indicator Screen Saver 2.2 [ 2002-01-22 | 314 KB | Freeware | Win All | 32799 | 5 ]

Watch your CPU usage and history in a screensaver.

CpuLower 1.0 [ 2002-01-22 | 164 KB | Freeware | Win All | 33619 | 4 ]

Slow down your PC to play older games.

CPU-Z 2.15 [ 2025-03-17 | 4 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7|Android | 912333 | 5 ]

CPU-Z is a free utility from CPUID that provides detailed information about your computer's hardware.

KCPUCooler 1.0.0 [ 2002-01-22 | 67 KB | Freeware | Win 9x/ME | 25833 | 4 ]

Shutdown your cpu when it is not used.

Overclocking Calculator 1.2 [ 2002-01-22 | 145 KB | Freeware | Win All | 69169 | 5 ]

Calculates CPU speeds, PCI bus speed and...

Rain 2x 2.0 [ 2002-01-22 | 121 KB | Freeware | Win 9x | 67293 | 5 ]

CPU cooler designed for overclockers...

Rain 1x 1.0 [ 2002-01-22 | 123 KB | Freeware | Win 9x | 29901 | 5 ]

CPU cooler designed for overclockers...

SoftFSB 1.7f [ 2002-01-22 | 113 KB | Freeware | Win 9x | 229383 | 5 ]

Change the FSB without restarting.

WCPUID 3.3 Build 1092 $\Hot$ [ 2004-04-05 | 263 KB | Freeware | Win All | 293819 | 5 ]

Displays the CPU information of your computer.

VCool 1.8 Beta 10 [ 2002-12-02 | 36 KB | Freeware | Win All | 58344 | 5 ]

Utility that cools your Athlon/Duron processor.

Waterfall Pro 2.99 [ 2002-01-22 | 1.2 MB | Freeware | Win 9x | 69929 | 5 ]

Protects your PC and cools down your processor.

Win2000 Launcher 1.5.2 [ 2002-01-22 | 457 KB | Freeware | Win NT/2K/XP | 58141 | 5 ]

Application booster for Windows 2K and Windows XP.

WinCooler 1.02 [ 2002-01-22 | 1.2 MB | Freeware | Win All | 30875 | 4 ]

A low power idle process that cools your cpu.

Phenom II Tweaker 1.1 [ 2012-08-16 | 474 KB | Freeware | Win XP/2003/08/Vista/Windows7 | 15910 | 5 ]

Phenom II Tweaker is a utility for modifying the reported CPUID, instruction set's and CPU name, moreover, some settings that are useful for optimizing and testing purposes

CPU-Tweaker 2.0 [ 2012-09-04 | 435 KB | Freeware | Win 8 / Win 7 / Vista / XP | 161739 | 5 ]

Same as MemSet, but for CPU with Integrated Memory Controller only, CPU-Tweaker allows you to change memory timings under Windows. You can read principal and secondary timings, and eventually change these timings values.

Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor 3.0 (1.0.0.1029) [ 2016-10-28 | 3.06 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 | 146495 | 5 ]

Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology identifies the best performing core to provide increased single-threaded performance.

Microsoft ProcDump 11.0 [ 2022-11-03 | 716 KB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 15085 | 4 ]

ProcDump is a command-line utility with the primary purpose of monitoring applications for CPU spikes and generating crash dumps during a spike that can be used to determine the cause.

INTEL-SA-00075 Discovery Tool 1.0.3.215 [ 2018-08-08 | 13.2 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 | 7314 | 5 ]

INTEL-SA-00075 Discovery Tool will walk you through a few steps to detect and mitigate the INTEL-SA-00075 chip vulnerability.

CPU Unpark 1.0.0.0 [ 2022-08-03 | 142 KB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 2131 | 5 ]

CPU Unpark provides you with a straightforward utility that can easily unpark your CPU cores.

CPU TrueSpeed 1.8 [ 2015-10-16 | 546 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 20540 | 5 ]

Calculate the actual speed (frequency) of the microprocessor (CPU) in your computer.

SpeedswitchXP 1.52 [ 2006-08-28 | 788 KB | Freeware | Win XP | 43588 | 5 ]

Allows switching of the frequencies of mobile Intel and mobile AMD CPUs under XP.

RunWithAffinity 1.0.2 [ 2011-03-21 | 780 KB | Freeware | Win7/Vista/2K/XP | 40934 | 5 ]

RunWithAffinity allows you to run a program on a selected core instead of all cores, this is called Affinity. Start RunWithAffinity without commandline parameters and it launches a simple GUI so you can create a shortcut with all the settingsfor you.

Central Brain Identifier 8.3.6.6 build 1228 R6 [ 2007-12-28 | 274 KB | Freeware | Win All | 192206 | 5 ]

A free AMD processor identification and monitoring utility.

VOVSOFT CPU Monitor Gadget 1.7 [ 2023-01-22 | 3 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 1228 | 5 ]

VOVSOFT CPU Monitor Gadget is capable of monitoring CPU performance from your desktop.

ThrottleStop 9.7 [ 2024-12-26 | 2 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 99307 | 5 ]

ThrottleStop is an Intel Core 2 and Core I performance monitoring and modification tool for advanced users. Try out the latest Beta when available.

GigaByte EasyTune B13.1211.1 [ 2014-04-29 | 52.6 MB | Freeware | Win All | 93556 | 4 ]

EasyTune presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and management utility for Gigabyte boards.

AMD Ryzen Master 2.14.2.3341 [ 2025-05-13 | 261 MB | Freeware | 11|10 | 18597 | 4 ]

AMD Ryzen Master allows you to personalize and overclock your factory multiplier-unlocked AMD Ryzen chipset.

CPUUsage 1.0 [ 2002-03-06 | 483 KB | Freeware | Win NT/2K/XP | 22582 | 4 ]

Free tool that displays the cpu load as a tray icon image.

CPU-Control [ 2008-01-04 | 635 KB | Freeware | Win9x/NT/200x/XP/Vista | 26288 | 5 ]

CPU-Control handles the CPU-affinity for multicore-systems (supports quadcores as well).

Coreinfo 3.6 [ 2022-09-29 | 532 KB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 26562 | 4 ]

Coreinfo is a command-line utility that shows you the mapping between logical processors and the physical processor, NUMA node, and socket on which they reside, as well as the cache's assigned to each logical processor.

MCS CPU Benchmark V5 6.3.0 [ 2008-10-31 | 2.61 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 23237 | 4 ]

Assessment of the performance of your processor in general home environment usage.

cpufetch 1.06 [ 2024-08-18 | Size Varies | Open Source | 11|10|8|7|Android|Linux|macOS | 2229 | 5 ]

cpufetch is a portable command-line fetching tool that displays your CPU architecture.

AppPolice 1.1 [ 2021-06-17 | 453 KB | Open Source | macOS | 386 | 5 ]

AppPolice is an Open Source app for Mac OS X with a minimalistic UI that lets you quickly throttle down the CPU usage of any running process.

Slow Down CPU 3.0 [ 2019-09-06 | 32.7 KB | Open Source | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 2746 | 5 ]

Slow Down CPU provides you with an Open Source option to simulate resource-demanding arithmetic calculations enabling high processor load generation.

Another Task Manager 3.0 [ 2002-01-22 | 158 KB | SHAREWARE | Win 9x/ME | 40263 | 5 ]

Monitor processes and threads, their CPU usage...

CPU-Charge 1.1 [ 2002-01-22 | 2 MB | Shareware $12.00 | Win 9x/ME/NT/2000 | 32028 | 5 ]

Optimizes and cools your CPU as well as...

CPUFSB 2.2.18 $\Hot$ [ 2006-10-20 | 1.01 MB | Shareware $13.00 | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 412220 | 5 ]

CPUFSB is a small version of CPUCooL for changing the front side bus. Project has been abandoned.

Chris-PC CPU Booster 3.25.0614 [ 2025-06-11 | 4 MB | Shareware $14.99 | 11|10|8|7 | 12833 | 3 ]

Chris-PC CPU Booster is designed to improve your CPU performance and enhance your favorite software applications to run smoother without any hardware upgrade.

BurnIn64 1.3 [ 2004-04-16 | 315 KB | Shareware $18.95 | Win XP | 23533 | 4 ]

A burn-in tool designed for AMD64 architecture.

Ashampoo Core Tuner 2 2.0.1 [ 2011-08-24 | 11.3 MB | Shareware $19.99 | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 11338 | 5 ]

Take control of the processes on your system and experience optimal processor performance thanks to Ashampoo Core Tuner 2!

RawPower 1.2 [ 2002-01-22 | 314 KB | Shareware $20.00 | Win 9x | 30519 | 5 ]

CPU optimization software.

CpuIdle 9x,ME [ 2003-09-11 | 464 KB | Shareware $20.00 | Win 9x/ME | 26257 | 5 ]

Lower temperature and increase the life of your processor.

CpuIdle Pro for NT,2000,XP $\Hot$ [ 2003-09-11 | 565 KB | Shareware $20.00 | Win NT/2K/XP | 61557 | 5 ]

Lower temperature and increase the life of your processor.

TurboCPU 2.0 [ 2005-09-08 | 855 KB | Shareware $22.00 | Win XP/2K | 18414 | 5 ]

Increase or reduce CPU speed spent to executed processes.

Powertweak 2.02 Revision 010 [ 2002-01-22 | 1.4 MB | Shareware $25.00 | Win All | 45145 | 5 ]

A hardware optimization software.

CPUkiller3 1.0.7.8 [ 2013-04-14 | 687 KB | Shareware $29.95 | Win 8\ Win 7\ Vista\ XP | 38790 | 4 ]

Slow down your processor for older games or applications.

BinaryWork CPU Controller 1.61 [ 2002-01-22 | 573 KB | Shareware $36.90 | Win 9x/ME/NT/2000 | 37163 | 4 ]

Have total control over your processor.

CPUSpy 1.043 [ 2005-08-19 | 52 KB | Shareware $6.95 | Win 9x/ME/2K/XP | 23727 | 4 ]

Tests and displays CPUID data such as cache details, processor features and much more.