Get the name of the CPU

Methods to get the name of the CPU on Windows, Linux and Mac

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)