Multi Meter (Dual Core)

Multi Meter (Dual Core) is a widget for your desktop that shows the current CPU and memory usage, recommended for avid gamers, web designers and other others who frequently hog system resources.

Although it doesn't provide optimization tools, the widget keeps users up to date with relevant information on machine performance.

The interface is based on a small frame that can be moved anywhere on the screen with the mouse cursor. It shows the CPU (up to two cores, as the name implies), along with the currently used memory.

Expanding the frame shows additional memory details, namely used, free and total memory (in megabytes), along with the OS architecture type and total CPU cores installed on your workstation.

From the Options panel it is possible to customize the skin and colors for the meter and text (information, cores and memory), as well as specify a timeout. Last but not least, you can point out an application/website to launch, or file/folder to open when double-clicking the main frame.

The small widget is very light on the system resources, using a minimum amount of CPU and RAM. It has a good response time and delivers accurate information. We haven't come across any problems throughout our evaluation, since the app did not hang or crash. To sum it up, Multi Meter (Dual Core) comes bundled with standard but powerful functions for keeping track of the CPU and memory usage levels.