What kind of processor do I have in my Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC?

If you want to know which processor (“CPU”) is in your computer, you can easily look it up in Windows. Windows gives you several ways to view processor information.

The processor, also known as the CPU, provides the instructions and processing power the computer needs to do its work. The more powerful and modern the processor, the faster the computer can perform its tasks. By purchasing a more powerful processor, you can help your computer think and work faster.

It is useful to know which brand and model it is, not only when purchasing a CPU again. The make and model of the CPU is also relevant when solving hardware problems or replacing other hardware.

What kind of processor do I have in my Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC?

View processor information via device specifications

Windows provides a simple overview of the most relevant ones computer information. This is the device specifications overview.

To open the device specifications, right-click on the Start button. In the menu click on Settings. On the left side in the settings, first click on System and then at the bottom on “Info”.

Then click on “Device Specifications” to display the information about your PC. Here you will see “Processor” with information about the processor in your computer.

Display processor information via task manager

task management is a tool to manage Windows processes. You can also use it to look up computer specifications such as the CPU. This overview provides more detailed information about the CPU in your computer.

For example, in the task manager you can see the current speed of the CPU, the CPU speed, the processes, the number of sockets and more.

Press the CTRL + ALT + DEL key combination. Then click on “task manager”. In task manager, click “more details” and then on the “Performance” tab. On the left, click “Processor” to display the CPU information.

View processor information via System Information

System Information is an extensive app in Windows 10 or Windows 11 that provides insight into a variety of information about your computer system. This also applies to the processor information. In fact, everything you want to know about your PC in terms of hardware can be viewed via the system information app.

Right-click on the Start button. In the menu click on Run. In the run window type: msinfo32.exe.

On the left side, first click on “System overview” and then on the right side you will see a “Processor” item with the make and model, clock speed, etc. of the processor.

No access to Windows and still display processor information

If you do not have access to your Windows computer. For example, due to an incorrect installation or a Forgotten Password. Then you can still view information about your computer hardware via the BIOS.

For this you have to access the BIOS, this is done by starting up the computer and immediately pressing the F2, DEL, F1, F10 or other function key to start the BIOS. In the BIOS you will usually see a “system information”, “main” screen containing CPU/processor specifications.

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I hope this helped you. Thank you for reading!