How to get CPU's model number like Core i7-860 on Windows?

Question

There are many kinds of i7 CPU models as follows:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i7_microprocessors#Desktop_processors

Answer 1

Use the 'wmic' tool on the shell:

>wmic cpu get name
Name
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6820HQ CPU @ 2.70GHz

Please note: In some relatively rare case you might see access restrictions to those value.