The CPU-Z app for Windows is very good for keeping track of the status of your CPU, but this is also available on Linux with the I-Nex app. This will show comprehensive CPU information that is very detailed indeed.
Get the Debian packages here: https://launchpad.net/i-nex/+download.
The Ubuntu 16.10 packages installed perfectly on Ubuntu 17.04.
Then go to System Tools->i-nex and run the app.
![The I-Nex app for Linux.](https://www.securitronlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/inex.png)
Then the app will open. The default tab shows the CPU information, but there is also an operating system tab with a lot of information about your operating system and the window manager and GTK theme if applicable. Also, RAM, networking and Motherboard.
![I-Nex operating system information.](https://www.securitronlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/system.png)
This is a must-have Linux app, great for running on a Live CD to get system information from a PC. The amount of detailed system info is awesome, this is better than using other command-line utilities if the user wishes to just get some quick details about a computer.
![Generate a comprehensive system report.](https://www.securitronlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/report.png)
Click the highlighted button in the screenshot above to generate a detailed system report, this contains all of the information that the user has chosen to include and this can be printed out or just kept for your records.
![Choosing information to go in a system report.](https://www.securitronlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/report1.png)
Install this app yourself and give it a try. It really is worth your time.