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Iotop vs Open Hardware Monitor

A side-by-side look at Iotop and Open Hardware Monitor. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Iotop

Iotop

System & Hardware

Iotop is a Linux program that provides detailed monitoring of disk I/O usage by processes. It shows a table of current I/O usage with columns for process IDs, process names, type of I/O, bandwidth used, and more.

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Open Hardware Monitor

Open Hardware Monitor

System & Hardware

Open Hardware Monitor is a free, open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer's hardware components. It works on Windows, Linux and macOS.

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