TMonitor

Most modern video games and specialized applications require beefy computers in order to run smooth. With multi-thread CPUs, processing speed is greatly enhanced because of clever distribution. There's also the possibility to overclock, at the risk of permanent damage, but more performance. When developing new games or apps that eat up a lot of CPU, utilities like TMonitor let you keep an eye on how each core of your processor performs in real time.

One neat advantage of the application is that you don't need to deploy it on your system for it to properly run, thus keeping your computer and its registries intact. The application is not targeting a specific make or model, but only reads values and displays them in a cleverly-designed window.

Generally speaking, the application is pretty lightweight and comes with a shallow set of features. On the other hand, it relies on an impressive refresh rate, namely twenty times per second, which lets you view even the smallest change or load, tipping the scales in the app's favor.

According to the number of cores your processor is packed with, a corresponding number of graphs are displayed, each with its own set of values, depending on load. With the refresh rate set at such a big rate, you might not notice every small change, and there is no option to manually set it. Luckily, you can stretch the window to view more details at once.

The application comes equipped with a recording utility, which is a major advantage. You only need to start the session and end it whenever you thing you gathered enough data. Export options are only limited to CSV, but are enough to be used by anyone.

Sadly, there are no customization options, but the application's design is pretty clean and intuitive. However, there's the possibility to set the view method to display either the clock speed or multipliers. You can enable a Turbo mode for CPUs that support it.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that TMonitor, although packed with only a few features and little customization, keeps everything simple in order to cleverly gather CPU usage and display it in real time, at an astonishing refresh rate. You only need to run the executable file and the application starts gathering data you can save to file, and even use on the go since it's portable.