CPU-X For Mac

CPU-X is a lightweight app that provides useful details about your Mac’s CPU and is styled after the popular CPU-Z utility available for the Windows OS.

CPU-X is very easy to use as it requires no configuration and can be launched from any location. Moreover, it comes with a minimalist user interface that takes its inspiration from CPU-Z, and displays the gathered information in an accessible manner.

The CPU-X utility is only designed for Intel Core 2 family processors, so it will be of no use if installed on a more modern machine. If you need an utility for newer processors, try MacCPUID.

CPU-X lists your processor’s type and model, code name, socket type, number or cores and threads, technology and core voltage, as well as cache information. These parameters are, of course, static, but the app also provides measurements that are updated in real-time.

CPU-X can also be useful if you want to keep an eye on your processor’s core speed, as this data is continuously updated. It gives you a good idea of much strain the CPU is under, and you can also monitor bus speed, the rated FSB and the multiplier.

CPU-X, as its name suggests, is only designed to provide information about your processor, so is not well suited for system-wide monitorization. However, it does its job well, without making things more complex than they should be.

Overall, this is a lightweight OS X app aimed at users who need to access detailed information about their machine’s CPU, but do not want to complicate matters by installing an overly-complex tool.

If all you need is to view some basic model details and a few real-time parameters, CPU-X should do the job just fine.