Get the name of the CPU
getCpuName returns the name of the CPU:
>> getCpuName
ans =
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
By default, it uses C-MEX files. The MEX files use the CPUID opcode. Source files is provided in the zip file. Compiled MEX are also available at this address : http://briot-jerome.developpez.com/sources/matlab/getcpuname/mex/
getCpuName can also call system commands: wmic on Windows, /proc/cpuinfo on Linux and machdep.cpu on Mac.
Last, getCpuName can query the Windows registry.
See also "CPU Info" by Ben Tordoff (http://www.mathworks.fr/matlabcentral/fileexchange/33155-cpu-info)
Cite As
Jerome Briot (2026). Get the name of the CPU (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/48303-get-the-name-of-the-cpu), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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