Decision Workspace
silicon-monitor vs hardware-query vs machine-info
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
silicon-monitor
experimentalv1.3.1
Silicon Monitor: Comprehensive hardware monitoring for CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, memory, I/O, and network silicon across all platforms
49
hardware-query
experimentalv0.2.1
Cross-platform Rust library for comprehensive hardware detection, real-time monitoring, power management, and AI/ML optimization
43
machine-info
growingv1.0.9
CPU, GPU and memory monitor. Use it to track resources usage
Core Metrics
| silicon-monitor | hardware-query | machine-info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 49 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 138 | 2.8K | 29.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 27 | 1.0K | 367 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Releases | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 34d ago | 252d ago | 1270d ago |
| Age | 1m | 8m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
silicon-monitor
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
hardware-query
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
machine-info
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| silicon-monitor | hardware-query | machine-info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.1 | 0.2.1 | 1.0.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 36 | 22 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 2.1MB | 111KB | 12KB |
| Features | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.85 | — |
| 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.
- •machine-info has the most downloads (29.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ machine-info has not been updated in over a year.
- •hardware-query is pre-1.0 — API may change.