What's New in HARDiNFO 8
Version 8.0.2350, Released: Jan-31-2016
Supported Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 7, 2012 R2, 2008 R2 Server.
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NEW Added German Language.
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Improved CPU detection.
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Improved DirectX detection.
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Improved 3D Benchmark.
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Improved Font size scalings for lower resolution monitors.
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Other minor fixes and improvements.
What's New in HARDiNFO 8
Version 8.0, Released: Oct-13-2016
Supported Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 7, 2012 R2, 2008 R2 Server.
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NEW HARDiNFO is now completely redesigned and optimized for Windows 10.
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NEW HARDiNFO is now 64-bit only, for 32-bit computers please use an older version.
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NEW Responsive User-Interface with support for large monitors with high resolutions.
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NEW Added Image Capture and Export to PNG or JPG for each page using the camera icon from the top-right corner.
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NEW Added Windows UpTime and InstallDate to System Summary.
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NEW Added OS Language Information to OS info page.
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NEW Added Portable OS Information to OS info page.
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NEW Added Registry Size Graphic Gauge to OS info page.
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NEW Added System Disk Load Graphic Gauge to OS info page.
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NEW Added Windows CD / Activation Key to OS info page.
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NEW Added System Disk Drive Name and Model to OS info page.
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NEW Added .NET Framework Version Detection to OS info page.
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NEW Memory Card Benchmark with IOPS and bigger buffers to get the maximum performance from the latest fast memory cards.
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NEW SSD Benchmark with bigger buffers to get the maximum performance from the latest fast SSDs and new 4K IOPS test with 4 parallel files to reflect the performance of real applications.
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NEW Hard Drive Benchmark with bigger buffers to get the maximum performance from the latest fast hard drives.
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NEW Network Monitor is now available in PRO version which was previously available only Enteprise version.
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NEW Added support for over 140 new AMD/ATI graphic card models (mobile and desktop).
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NEW Added support for DDR4 memory type.
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NEW Added Part Number info for RAM memory.
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NEW Added Stepping and CPU Family number to CPU info.
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NEW Added Intel CPU Integrated Graphics Info.
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Removed Multimedia Card, MiniSD and SmartMedia cards from Memory Card Benchmark, as they are no longer in production.
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Removed Firewire controllers info as these controllers are no longer in use.
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Removed IPX Network information from Network Configuration.
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Improved BIOS Version in System Summary now shows the SMBIOS version which represents the BIOS firmware.
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Improved Detection of Video Memory for display adapters with more than 2GB memory.
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Improved BIOS Version detection in Motherboard page.
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Changed Memory speed info is now in MHz instead of nanoseconds.
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Fixed WINS settings in Network Configuration.
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Other minor fixes and improvements.
Changelog for Older Versions
- Changes in HARDiNFO 7 7.0
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NEW Support for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 2008 R2 Server, 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
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NEW Online Benchmark Results Comparsions on
www.hardinfo-benchmark.com for HDD / SSD, Memory Card, Video Card and CPU Benchmark.
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NEW User Interface design and improved draw speed.
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NEW Added saved benchmark results for Harddisk, Memory Card, USB flash memory and Display adapter benchmarks.
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NEW Added support for multiple Audio / Sound Adapters.
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NEW Enhanced Monitor Information Detection with multi-monitor support.
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NEW Added Detailed Operating System Hotfix Updates information.
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NEW Added Support for the following processors: Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, AMD Athlon II, X2, X3 X4, AMD Phenom II X2, X3, X4, X6 and AMD FX CPU
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NEW Added CPU Frequency Multiplier Information.
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NEW Added SMBIOS Version and BIOS Version Information to Mainboard Page.
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NEW Added Support for multiple USB controllers.
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NEW Added Support for DDR-2 and DDR-3 memory.
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NEW Added Support for multiple display adapters (crossfire).
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NEW Added Download link for display adapter drivers.
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NEW Added Support for hard drives larger than 2 TB.
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NEW Added detection of firmware version for CD/DVD drives.
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NEW Added Network Connection Speed to Network Adapters Information.
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NEW Added Keyboard Layout information.
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NEW Added DHCP Detection to Network Adapters Configuration.
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NEW Added Added Test Information for CPU Benchmark operations.
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NEW Added Check for Update option to check online for a newer version.
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NEW Added Support for Network Connections higher than 1Gbps for Network Monitor.
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NEW Added option to Memory Card Benchmark to display all drives, because some UFD formatted USB memory sticks are detected by Windows as fixed disks.
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Improved Detection of Display Adapter Model and Video Processor.
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Improved Display detection to detect multiple monitors / displays in System Overview.
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Improved Detection of Total Physical Memory (RAM) when there is more than 4GB of RAM installed.
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Improved CPU Cache Memory Detection.
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Improved CPU Detailed Information.
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Improved Disk Drives Information Display.
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Improved HDD Benchmark Information Display.
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Improved The HTML Reports design and added new items to reports.
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Improved The 3D / Display Adapter Benchmark.
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Improved Network Monitor information display.
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Fixed DVD Speed and RPM estimation in DVD-ROM Benchmark.
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Fixed Detection of Printer DPI resolutions.
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Fixed Quad Core CPU Frequency Detection.
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Fixed The Network Monitor crash problem when no traffic recorded in Windows 7.
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Fixed User Interface paint problems.
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Fixed The HDD Benchmark to skip read and write OS cache on which resulted in faster than real transfer speeds, now HARDiNFO displays the real speed of HDD hardware.
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Fixed The Memory Card Benchmark to skip read and write OS cache on which resulted in faster than real transfer speeds, now HARDiNFO displays the real speed of Memory Card and USB drive devices.
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Fixed Detection of larger than 1TB hard drives, SSD and USB sticks.
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Removed IRDA Information as Infrared devices are obsolete.
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Other fixes and improvements.
- Changes in HARDiNFO 2008 6.0
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NEW Windows Vista & Windows 2008 Server full compatibility and support.
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NEW * HARDInventory - Hardware Inventory software with components warranty and invoice information.
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NEW * HARDMonitor - Advanced Remote Network Monitor software which can monitor network traffic from any computer on the network, with user selectable logging frequency in seconds. It can store traffic data for any number of days or months using an SQL Server 2005 database (SQL Express or Enterprise). The network monitoring service has a very low CPU usage, less than 1%.
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NEW * NetScanner - Advanced Network & port scanner with ability to monitor network services on specified computers, it can even start computers within the network. IPv4 and IPv6 are both supported.
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NEW Added detection of OS Architecture.
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NEW Added BIOS Manufacturer information to System Overview.
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NEW Added Detection of PowerPC range of processors, SPARC, UltraSPARC, Alpha, MIPS, Crusoe and the latest AMD 64 X2, Turion 64 X2, Opteron X2, Intel Dual & Quad Core CPUs.
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NEW Added Mainboard model information to System Overview.
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NEW Added CPU Features to CPU Information.
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NEW All New 3D Benchmark for DirectX 9+, using the latest HDR lighting technology.
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NEW Added Motherboard Model information and fixed the Manufacturer detection.
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NEW Added Support for PCI Express.
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NEW Added Detection of Motherboard Version and Serial Number.
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NEW Added Support for PCI Express.
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Improved CPU Benchmark with multi-core and multi-CPU support.
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Improved RAM/Memory detection routine.
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Improved user interface with information organized in panels.
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Improved HDD Size detection from System Overview.
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Improved the Overclocking Burn-In Stability test to work with multi-core / multi-cpu systems.
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Improved connection and security with remote computers. * -
Improved Installer with Windows Vista certified logo compliancy.
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Improved Benchmark graphs with resizable windows.
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Improved CD/DVD-ROM benchmark to support SATA/SATA II drives.
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Improved the display adapter manufacturer website addresses.
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Fixed BIOS Version detection.
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Fixed incorrect saving of interface type in Memory Card benchmark.
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Fixed mainboard manufacturer detection.
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Fixed mainboard slots detection when PCI-E is present.
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Fixed CD/DVD-ROM quick transfer speed detection for Windows Vista.
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Fixed minor bugs in HTML report generator.
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Fixed minor bugs in Network benchmark report.
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Fixed Benchmarks Graph file export bug.
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Other minor fixes and improvements.
Items marked with * are available only in the Enterprise version.
- Changes in HARDiNFO 2005 5.0
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NEW Added Advanced Battery Monitor.
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NEW WMI cleanup and shutdown at application exit to avoid security and memory issues.
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NEW Added detailed information about CPU Cache Memory.
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NEW Added support for newer smart batteries to Mobile PC Battery information.
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NEW Added CPU Support for Intel Pentium M (Centrino), Itanium 2, AMD Sempron, AMD 64/64FX/Opteron and P4 Xeon.
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NEW Drivers Information to Printer page.
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NEW Network Traffic Monitor which can monitor choosed network interfaces even located on a remote network computer. The network average traffic is calculated with 100 nano-second precision (1sec./100000) which can be changed by the user.
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NEW Added complete new Disk Drive/HDD Benchmark with more detailed and efficient performance tests.
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NEW New Memory Card / USB Drive Benchmark.
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Improved the user interface (Longhorn style) with better organized information.
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Improved OS information detection and added Last BootUp Time and UpTime.
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Increased the DCOM timeout from 20 to 30 seconds, to avoid connection problems.
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Improved Benchmark graphs, now more easy to understand and with a cool look.
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Improved Battery Information, now it supports multiple batteries the latest Smart batteries.
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Improved the CPU Benchmark.
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Reduced Memory and CPU usage to minimum, the entire application takes less memory than your messenger program and the *network monitor uses less than 1% of the CPU
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Fixed minor bugs in the CD-ROM and Network Benchmark.
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Other minor fixes and improvements.