Intel Power Gadget For Mac

Intel Power Gadget is a macOS application that can help users get real-time information about the performance of Intel processors without having to depend on third party equipment and instruments.

The Intel vetted app works with 2nd Generation to 6th Generation Intel Core processors, and keep in mind that you cannot use it to monitor Intel Atom processors.

Intel Power Gadget comes with an installer package that deploys the libraries and drivers necessary to both track and evaluate the CPU performance. The software package includes a small application that enables the user to visualize the information.

However, the installation process resumes to merely following on-screen instructions. Besides the documentation and the logging utility, the Intel Power Gadget directory newly created in your Applications directory will also include an uninstaller tool that completely removes the software from your system.

Once everything is set, just launch the Intel Power Gadget application, and you will be able to see real-time graphs depicting the de CPUs power usage (expressed in Watts), the frequency(MHz) level both for the CPU core and for the graphics core, and the temperature(Celsius).

You can choose to log the recorded data and set the output location for the respective file via the Preferences. You can choose to add timestamps to the log file, adjust the sampling resolution, or the maximum power Y-axis.

Bottom line, if you are using a Mac computer that employs 2nd Generation to 6th Generation Intel Core processors, Intel Power Gadget allows you to get real-time details about the power usage without having to rely on third-party instruments or software.