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A free CPU, disk, memory and process meter for your Windows desktop
A free CPU meter for
your desktop, along with three more dials for memory, disk partition
and process usage. This
utility can continuously and simultaneously monitor these key
computer parameters, displaying them on big dials for easy
observation, as numeric percentage and analog hand rotation. It
also offers you general information about your microprocessor
(brand, type, speed), memory and disk (physical and logical drive).
A process running on your computer can be selected for monitoring,
and its CPU usage is computed as an average value from all processor
cores data. So, with this free utility it's very easy to have a
dynamic overview of your computer's performance, using a very small
amount of its resources. The program's small window can be dragged
anywhere on your screen and placed on top of other programs, with
the opacity you have chosen.
Requirements
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Windows XP SP3, Windows
Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, 32-bit or 64-bit
editions;
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800 x 600 display with
16-bit graphics adapter or better;
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It uses 9MB RAM and
1.2Mb on a disk drive;
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1GHz or faster processor
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Desktop computer, laptop
or tablet PC
Due to the code
optimization, it does not significantly load the
processor (under 1% on Intel 2Ghz). For slower
computers, 'smooth motion' and 'show percentage' can be
disabled in order to decrease the load.
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Settings
Autorun
feature allows the application to be
automatically launched on Windows start.
Show
percentage can enable or disable the
numeric percent displaying in dial center.
Show color
hand can enable the color hand, orange
over 50% and red over 75%.
Sound alert,
if enabled, generates a short beep on the
75% transition.
Smooth motion
allows the hand movement to be updated with 10 frames per
second.
Disk letter
shows the currently selected disk partition
(logical drive). It can be changed from C to
Z with left button clicks and backwards from Z to C
with right button clicks. You may also use
the keyboard letters.
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Process usage
If selected, a
window containing the list of running
processes is displayed (no local, system and network
services). You can sort
them by clicking on any column's title or
using the right mouse button menu, refresh
them or finally select the one to be
monitored. Its name will appear in the tray
icon hint.
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CPU Information
This displays
basic processor data:
Vendor
and Brand identification is available
on modern Intel and AMD processors.
Type: a
system data showing the number of cores
(threads for hyper threading models), and
the 32 or 64-bit processor architecture.
Speed: a
software computed value of the processor
speed, normally equal to the manufacturer's
specifications; it
may differ if the speed stepping function is
activated.
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Memory Information
The total and free amount of Physical
memory is displayed on this page, as well as
the PageFile and Virtual
memory values.
Disk Information
First two lines
of this window contain data about the
physical disk hosting the currently selected
partition, while the next two show data
about the logical volume. It works on Hard
Disks (HDD), Sold State Disks (SSD), Flash
Drives, regardless of their interface type.
Model,
Serial, Revision and Capacity
are read directly from the selected disk,
using several methods. The strings can be
meaningless for some old hard disks, and the
data here may be different if this utility
is started with "Run as Administrator"
option.
For the logical
drive, Size, Free and Used
space are displayed (in GB units) along with
its volume Label and serial Number.
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Big Meter Pro
