Software to stress CPU

[ivanteng880]

Hi guys, I just have one question. What is the best software in your opinion for stress CPU for both stability and thermals? I heard that prime95 is good, but also heard that prime95 can brick CPU because it's too much. And I also heard asus realbench is good, but people also says it's also unreliable. I want to use Aida 64, but it costs money and I'm kinda broke. Any suggestions?

[Jurrunio]

Just now, ivanteng880 said:

prime95 can brick CPU because it's too much.

it is as heavy as it can get, but also means if you can pass it, you can pass anything.

[ivanteng880]

7 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

it is as heavy as it can get, but also means if you can pass it, you can pass anything.

So how long should I run it? Cause I really don’t want to brick my cpu 

[TheBean]

p95 is most harsh. it is higher than you will probably get on any other software. 

[TheBean]

Just now, ivanteng880 said:

So how long should I run it? Cause I really don’t want to brick my cpu 

if it works for 3 hours+ you should be fine. (as long as temps are under control).

[ivanteng880]

4 minutes ago, Saksham said:

if it works for 3 hours+ you should be fine. (as long as temps are under control).

So as long as I can keep my cpu under 80C (I assume that is a good temp) I should be able to run it for as long as I can without damaging it?

[-rascal-]

"Bricking" as in...making it useless...like a literal brick.

Prime95 just causes the PC to crash / freeze up, not brick.

 

AIDA64 is not free, but you can use the trial version.

The stress test program should still work; you just lose some of the features.

 

Another one you could use it 3DMark.

Again, there is a free version (Basic Edition) you could run.

https://benchmarks.ul.com/3dmark

 

[Jurrunio]

12 minutes ago, ivanteng880 said:

So how long should I run it? Cause I really don’t want to brick my cpu 

it wont brick the CPU like how failed OS installs/root on a smartphone can brick them, it just crashes and you need to get back into the BIOS and adjust your settings

 

I myself is kinda impatient and only run it for 15 mins. I'll add 0.03v to the last known stable settings.

[ivanteng880]

9 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

it wont brick the CPU like how failed OS installs/root on a smartphone can brick them, it just crashes and you need to get back into the BIOS and adjust your settings

 

I myself is kinda impatient and only run it for 15 mins. I'll add 0.03v to the last known stable settings.

I just ram prime95 for around 15ish minutes and the temp reading in Ryzen Master is 79C. Is that normal for a stock Ryzen 2600X ( it’s boosting to 4Ghz on all 12 threads) with a cryorig H7 cooler?

[Eastman51]

39 minutes ago, ivanteng880 said:

I heard that prime95 is good, but also heard that prime95 can brick CPU because it's too much.

The only way I could see p95 bricking a CPU is if your cooling is inadequate. But even then the system should shut off to prevent damage to the CPU anyways.

[Eastman51]

5 minutes ago, ivanteng880 said:

I just ram prime95 for around 15ish minutes and the temp reading in Ryzen Master is 79C. Is that normal for a stock Ryzen 2600X ( it’s boosting to 4Ghz on all 12 threads) with a cryorig H7 cooler?

79C is a perfectly safe temp. Considering its an H7, I think that's pretty good for a P95 run; you'll probably never see that high in actual gaming, so I think its great.

4GHz is what you should expect for maximum load, the 2600x only randomly boosts to 4.2Ghz on only a few cores. 

 

 

[ivanteng880]

1 minute ago, Eastman51 said:

79C is a perfectly safe temp. Considering its an H7, I think that's pretty good for a P95 run; you'll probably never see that high in actual gaming, so I think its great.

4GHz is what you should expect for maximum load, the 2600x only randomly boosts to 4.2Ghz on only a few cores. 

 

 

Alright, and considering ryzen can't usally overclock too much furter than stock, I guess I'm just gonna stick with the H7 instead of buying a new AIO cooler. 

[Eastman51]

2 minutes ago, ivanteng880 said:

Alright, and considering ryzen can't usally overclock too much furter than stock, I guess I'm just gonna stick with the H7 instead of buying a new AIO cooler. 

The H7 is a pretty decent cooler. 

P95 is the pinnacle of CPU heat generation, its highly unrealistic. You could probably OC a little bit and still be fine for normal use