diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 555711d01..c9af37ff4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ matrix:
 before_install:
   - date -u
   - uname -a
+  - if test "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux"; then lscpu && cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "model name" && cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemTotal; fi
+  - if test "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "osx"; then sysctl -a | grep brand_string; fi
     # Travis overrides CC environment with compiler predefined values
   - if test -n "$SWIG_CC"; then export CC="$SWIG_CC"; fi
   - if test -n "$SWIG_CXX"; then export CXX="$SWIG_CXX"; fi