SpeedFan
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SpeedFan, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SpeedFan's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SpeedFan | Free | Costs nothing · Windows software · Fan control depends on compatible hardware |
The facts
Each one read from SpeedFan's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Configuration and support
- The maker says users can create custom events and contact Alfredo Milani Comparetti by email with questions, suggestions, or reports of unusual behavior.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Disk health
- It reads S.M.A.R.T. information and hard disk temperatures, and supports SCSI disk health and statistical data.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Fan control
- It can change fan speeds according to system temperatures to reduce noise, when the hardware supports control.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Hardware compatibility limit
- Changing fan speeds requires suitable motherboard circuitry, which the maker says is not included on every motherboard.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Hardware monitoring
- SpeedFan monitors computer voltages, fan speeds, and temperatures using hardware monitor chips.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended user
- The maker describes SpeedFan as a tool aimed at power users and advises watching its behavior before leaving it configured unattended.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Latest listed version
- The maker’s download page lists SpeedFan 4.52 as the latest version.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Online analysis
- Its “In-depth online analysis” compares hard disk S.M.A.R.T. data to a model derived from millions of reports.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Safety limitation
- The maker cautions that accessing motherboard resources may not suit all hardware and says it cannot be held responsible for system damage.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says the installer and executable are digitally signed with SOKNO S.R.L.’s certificate and warns that an unsigned download is not SpeedFan.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Storage and RAID support
- The maker lists support for software RAID, ARECA, CSMI, and AMCC 3ware controllers, while noting reliable RAID access depends on hardware-maker support.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2000checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Windowschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Windows compatibility
- The download page lists Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, and Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2012, including 64-bit systems.checked 9 Oct 2026
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