

Whenever I start it up currently, it locks down everything and I am unable to move the mouse for about 10 seconds. The competing programs are no slouches, but the free HWInfo64 is a multifaceted champ, and that's what makes it PCMag's Editors' Choice for Windows system-information utilities.This is the first time that Speccy has ever done something out of the ordinary for me. PC Wizard and Speccy are solid apps that supply you with significant PC data, but I preferred HWInfo64 due to its stability, data widget, and real-time system monitoring. HWInfo64 also lacks benchmarking tools, so if you want to see the power that your PC packs, check out PC Wizard. Legible data is much more valuable than illegible data, after all. On the upside, HWInfo64's information widget is legible against any background PC Wizard's lime-green data overlay is hard to read on lightly colored desktops and websites. That's too bad, because I like to see which applications are the biggest resource hogs. HWInfo64 has a real-time system monitor and information widget that keeps an eye on cores and clock speeds, but the program doesn't track an application's resource demands like PC Wizard does.

More importantly, however, HWInfo64 is more stable than PC Wizard and Speccy: No error messages, no crashes. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Piriform Speccy Review TXT) should you want to save the information for later.

I like that the sensor information lives in its own dedicated section PC Wizard and Speccy lump their sensor data with other non-related information. You can export HWInfo64's reports in one of six formats (including. Clicking the Sensor icon lets you check out your PC's core temperature and other sensor-related data. It also displays more techie-centric data, such as the number of logical CPUs, memory speed, and battery-wear level. HWInfo64 is a simple application that scans your PC's components and spits out basic computer information about your the operating system, storage capacity, and RAM. I reviewed the 64-bit version, but a 32-bit version (called HWInfo32) is also available. HWInfo64 is our Editors' Choice for Windows system-information utilities. HWInfo64 lacks PC Wizard's benchmarking tools, but its plentiful results, useful data widget, and real-time system monitoring make it an application you should download. This system-information utility scans your computer and displays an incredible amount of relevant data about it, as well as the items plugged into it. If you want to give your PC a system audit, Realix HWInfo64 (free) should be your tool of choice.

