Processor

• Easiest: From procfs:

cat /proc/cpuinfo

• From BIOS, via sysfs:

dmidecode --type processor

WARN: man page for dmidecode notes "More often than not, information contained in the DMI tables is inaccurate, incomplete or simply wrong."

Example output:

taz07-kali ~ # dmidecode --type processor
# dmidecode 3.2
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 2.6 present.

Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 42 bytes
Processor Information
    Socket Designation: CPU 1
    Type: Central Processor
    Family: Core i7
    Manufacturer: Intel            
    ID: A7 06 02 00 FF FB EB BF
    Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 42, Stepping 7
    Flags:
        FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
    <SNIP rest of flag list>
    Version: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2640M CPU @ 2.80GH        
    Voltage: 0.0 V
    External Clock: 100 MHz
    Max Speed: 4000 MHz
    Current Speed: 2800 MHz
    Status: Populated, Enabled
    Upgrade: Other
    L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005
    L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006
    L3 Cache Handle: 0x0007
    Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Asset Tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Part Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Core Count: 2
    Core Enabled: 2
    Thread Count: 4
    Characteristics:
        64-bit capable