HRP Computers
2811 1/2 W Louisianna Ave
Midland Texas
The Computer Shack In The Back
432-697-8827
Features
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MyCPU is a small utility to find out
which cpu is installed. It shows vendor, type, model, stepping and speed information.
Additionally it scans for features like MMX, 3dnow and SIMD (ISSE). Finally, it is able to
read cache information such as the size of the L1-data & -instruction cache and the
unified L2 cache.
NOTE: Some chips - especially older ones - do not support reading their cache-settings.
Therefore, MyCPU is able to read cache-settings of newer AMD- and INTEL-cpus and some
Cyrix-chips, only.
About overclocked CPUs
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A lot of people ask me if MyCPU is able to reliably detect overclocked CPUs. The answer
is: NO (with some exceptions). The reason why it is not possible to do this lies in the
manufacturers' way of choosing different speed grades. Usually, processor models with
minor differences in their clock rates ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. The (sold as) faster ones
simply get less hot during the test process. Therefore, there is no way of detecting
overclocked CPUs in the same production range (e.g. 500MHz to 600MHz). But what MyCPU CAN do (by detecting the
family/model/stepping identifiers) is to help you identifying overclocked CPUs which are
running above their original speed range (e.g. if you have a PIII with
family/model/stepping values of 6/7/2 and it is running at 600MHz then it IS running
overclocked, since the PIII 6/7/2 never was sold with more than 500MHz). For more
information about available speed grades, check the manufacturers' websites.
NOTE: Intel calls those documents '... processor specification update' where ... stands
for the processor family (e.g. Pentium III).
How to run
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Simply Click Here and when a box pops
up tell it to open from here. This program is safe for all windows systems
How much does it cost?
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myCPU.exe comes as Freeware and may
therefore be freely distributed.
Contact Info
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Author's web site: http://www.seelhofer.ch/mad
Author's company: http://www.goldfish-software.ch/
E-mail: martin.seelhofer@bluewin.ch
Thank-you for using myCPU.exe!