CPU temp and usage for mac

[pikkie-mahn-mastah]

I am trying to check the speeds and thermal throttling of my dad's mac, is there any free software out there that i can clearly see this with?

[Skeletonfish]

you could give this a shot http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/12381/temperature-monitoror this http://lifehacker.com/5846108/the-best-system-monitor-for-mac-os-x

[GamerGuy4790]

I am trying to check the speeds and thermal throttling of my dad's mac, is there any free software out there that i can clearly see this with?

All the other stuff people said are pretty broken and horrible, THIS IS THE BEST ONE!

 

Use mac's fan control, it's the only one that I know that is good and can control fan RPM.

One amazing thing is that if you run bootcamp on your mac you can use macs fan control on windows and control your RPM from there

[Bluethulhu]

smcFanControl is what I use for monitoring CPU temp & RPM of the fans; it sits in the menu bar and actively gives you stats, while also allowing you to set cooling profiles.