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+cpuid (Linux tool to dump x86 CPUID information about the CPUs)
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+cpuid dumps detailed information about the CPU(s) gathered from the
+CPUID instruction, and also determines the exact model of CPU(s).
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+It supports Intel, AMD, and VIA CPUs, as well as older Transmeta,
+Cyrix, UMC, NexGen, Rise, and SiS CPUs.