Overview
What is mCPU Meter?
mCPU Meter : A gadget that shows on your desktop or sidebar your current CPU and RAM usage, along with the system uptime, allowing you to select the CPU read interval
In depth
A closer look at mCPU Meter
mCPU Meter is a simple desktop gadget capable of displaying the current CPU and memory usage of your system, along with the uptime. It is very easy to install and set up, since it comes packed with limited features.The interface of the gadget is based on a small, rectangular-shaped frame that you can move to any position on the screen, with the help of the mouse cursor. It supports up to eight logical and physical cores; their and the memory's levels are represented numerically through percent values, as well as graphically through meters (orange and green, respectively).From the Options panel available through the context menu, you can set up the CPU read interval (ranging from 500ms to 5000ms) and display only one bar for the CPU level. Unfortunately, mCPU Meter does not comprise any other options of its own.However, thanks to the options provided by the operating system by default, you can increase the frame size, make it stay on top of other windows (which is particularly useful when you're working with other applications), as well as set its opacity level.The gadget has a minimal impact on the system performance, using low CPU and RAM, along with a good refresh rate, delivering correct information. No error dialogs have been shown in our tests, and the app did not hang or crash.Aside from the fact that it's feature-limited, mCPU Meter has some stability issues on newer OS platforms. For example, it failed to display the system uptime on Windows 7 during our tests. But we must also take into account that the gadget has not received updates for a pretty long time.
Requirements
System requirements
Windows Vista
Verdict
Should you download mCPU Meter?
mCPU Meter runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 27 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
System.
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At a glance
mCPU Meter specifications
- Publisher
-
Kafana
- Last updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Requirements
- Windows Vista
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 27 KB
- Price
- Free
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- 702
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