diff --git a/reframe/schemas/config.json b/reframe/schemas/config.json
index 32ebe56e40..f487212829 100644
--- a/reframe/schemas/config.json
+++ b/reframe/schemas/config.json
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
                 "arch": {"type": "string"},
+                "vendor": {"type": "string"},
+                "model": {"type": "string"},
                 "num_cpus": {"type": "number"},
                 "num_cpus_per_core": {"type": "number"},
                 "num_cpus_per_socket": {"type": "number"},
diff --git a/reframe/utility/cpuinfo.py b/reframe/utility/cpuinfo.py
index e97271c692..4c1fedd1ea 100644
--- a/reframe/utility/cpuinfo.py
+++ b/reframe/utility/cpuinfo.py
@@ -281,7 +281,10 @@ def _sysctl_topo():
 
 def cpuinfo():
     ret = {
-        'arch': archspec.cpu.host().name
+        'arch': archspec.cpu.host().name,
+        'vendor': archspec.cpu.host().vendor,
+        'model': archspec.cpu.detect.raw_info_dictionary().get('model name',
+                                                               'N/A')
     }
 
     # Try first to get information from the filesystem