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    CPU stress testing tools - safe?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Mobius 1, Apr 7, 2016.

  1. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Currently got a 920XM on my M15x, stress testing it using Throttlestop's built in benchmark.

    But if I were to test stability for around 2-3 hours, what would I use? I heard that p95 and intel burn test has negative effect on long term durability.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Mobius 1, Apr 7, 2016
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    woodzstack Alezka Computers , Official Clevo reseller.

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    Use XTU. You have a ranking ladder, can save and view results and change settings on the fly, and it won't push it to 100% but leave it near 97-98 at most, which is okay in short bursts.
     
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    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    How about folding@home with CPU only folding?
     
    Mobius 1, Apr 8, 2016
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    kosti Notebook Virtuoso

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    There have been reports here and there about stress tests suspected of causing damage. Most of the reports seem to be for GPU stress tests. I doubt the actual CPU will get damaged, but there are lots of components (especially VRMs) along the supply chain that can get hot and become damaged. As always, keep an eye on your temps. I used to run P95 overnight back in the days for overclocked desktop builds and never had a problem. I run it on my laptops here and there but only for around 10-15 minutes to monitor temps.
     
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    For stress testing I like to use wPrime1024 or the intel XTU stress test, both of which are vigorous and good indicactors of reliability, but not overly ridiculous like burn test
     
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    mufferer18 Notebook Consultant

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    Wprime is good. Also tsbench in throttlestop is good indicator. You don't want to run intelburntest or linx, because the temps will be for sure in a seconds 90-100C, and that's just unrealistic. Even on desktop i rarely use ibt, because it's useless to stress so much cpu. The stability will be proven when the system can game and do video editing stuff for hours without crashing
     
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