Best CPU stress test for creative users?

[Melodist]

Howdy fellas,

 

I've been wondering what the best CPU stress test for workstation applications is?

 

I had settled with Aida 64 FPU a while back and it still gives me instability when I for example use audio post production software such as Pro Tools which happens to have spikes that make my DAW crash, even though it ran Aida 64 stably?

 

Maybe being stable in Prime 95 is a better choice compared to all the other tests, but for which Prime test would you personally go?

 

Also, I have a very admirable 9900KS CPU which when it comes to Gaming tasks would be an excellent 5.2 GHz CPU but as soon as things such as Avid's Pro Tools or Adobe hit the spot, 4.9 GHz actually seems more likely.

[Grabhanem]

Prime95 Small FFT and Cinebench R23 have been the most reliable indicators of stability for me. Make sure to give it plenty of time to get up to temperature, especially if you're liquid-cooling-- a borderline OC may be fine at 50C but fail at 80C.

[Guest]

Just now, Grabhanem said:

Prime95 Small FFT and Cinebench R23 have been the most reliable indicators of stability for me. Make sure to give it plenty of time to get up to temperature, especially if you're liquid-cooling-- a borderline OC may be fine at 50C but fail at 80C.

Boarderline OC, I use the "retry" button

[Moonzy]

You'll have to test with the load you'll put on it for most accurate test

 

I use cinebench and Intelburntest to validate stability, and occasionally still crash in games, because different instructions may cause instability

 I just turn my OC down a notch if I experience a crash

[Melodist]

17 hours ago, Grabhanem said:

Prime95 Small FFT and Cinebench R23 have been the most reliable indicators of stability for me. Make sure to give it plenty of time to get up to temperature, especially if you're liquid-cooling-- a borderline OC may be fine at 50C but fail at 80C.

I was under the impression as well but as soon as I use Avid's Pro Tools, it crashes easily with that voltage. Games are fine but it is not stable during creative applications.

 

Maybe my VCCIO and system agent are too low?

 

I set it to the standard 0.95 and 1.05 but my Ram is running at 3200 MHz XMP Trident Z.

[Guest]

4 hours ago, Melodist said:

I was under the impression as well but as soon as I use Avid's Pro Tools, it crashes easily with that voltage. Games are fine but it is not stable during creative applications.

 

Maybe my VCCIO and system agent are too low?

 

I set it to the standard 0.95 and 1.05 but my Ram is running at 3200 MHz XMP Trident Z.

You should never need more than 1.2v Vccio or SA for each. That is unless you are going hard on memory overclocking.... Then maybe can exceed 1.2v, but would recommend to start chilling to keep temps in check.

 

Also, some boards will set these values way too high. Asus is good for that and this can also cause instability.

[Melodist]

2 hours ago, ShrimpBrime said:

You should never need more than 1.2v Vccio or SA for each. That is unless you are going hard on memory overclocking.... Then maybe can exceed 1.2v, but would recommend to start chilling to keep temps in check.

 

Also, some boards will set these values way too high. Asus is good for that and this can also cause instability.

Yeah I just put it to where people said it would be stable and it is.

 

The voltage is just not enough for creative applications, most people on the internet test the stability for gaming and being stable in cinebench r23 doesn't give stability in Pro Tools for example. These digital audio workstations (DAW) really react erratically when your CPU doesn't have enough overhead to run.

 

So testing the CPU's stability with Cinebench will not result in a stable operation when I use Avid's Pro Tools.

[Guest]

34 minutes ago, Melodist said:

Yeah I just put it to where people said it would be stable and it is.

 

The voltage is just not enough for creative applications, most people on the internet test the stability for gaming and being stable in cinebench r23 doesn't give stability in Pro Tools for example. These digital audio workstations (DAW) really react erratically when your CPU doesn't have enough overhead to run.

 

So testing the CPU's stability with Cinebench will not result in a stable operation when I use Avid's Pro Tools.

Overclocking is give and take. Give stability, take the clocks. 

 

Not sure why the gaming community would advise to think of Cine"bench"mark to be a stability test....