Decision Workspace
hardware-query vs silicon-monitor vs cpu_info
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
hardware-query
experimentalv0.2.1
Cross-platform Rust library for comprehensive hardware detection, real-time monitoring, power management, and AI/ML optimization
50
silicon-monitor
experimentalv1.3.1
Silicon Monitor: Comprehensive hardware monitoring for CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, memory, I/O, and network silicon across all platforms
44
cpu_info
experimentalv0.1.0
A lightweight, cross-platform Rust library to retrieve CPU vendor, model, core topology, and hybrid distribution detection using pure Rust with no external commands.
Core Metrics
| hardware-query | silicon-monitor | cpu_info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 50 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 138 | 50 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.0K | 27 | 5 |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 252d ago | 34d ago | 129d ago |
| Age | 8m | 1m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
hardware-query
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
silicon-monitor
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
cpu_info
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| hardware-query | silicon-monitor | cpu_info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.3.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 22 | 36 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 111KB | 2.1MB | 8KB |
| Features | 6 | 19 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •silicon-monitor leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hardware-query has the most downloads (2.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hardware-query, cpu_info are pre-1.0 — API may change.