Intel Burn test - how long do I need to stress test for?

[MikeHunt79]

Right now I'm using Linpack in OCCT, and it seems to be failing in around 15 mins, yet I'm running IBT v2.2 by AgentGOD, and it seems to run 5 passes with no troubles.

How many passes do I need before I know I'm stable and is it worth running 2 or copies of IBT in order to really test the memory?

 

[Bradley8988]

I run 20 rounds max stress which takes like a hour and a half.

 

[MikeHunt79]

I run 20 rounds max stress which takes like a hour and a half.

Cheers, I've put it back to stock now and I'm going to give 20 rounds a go.

 

[Destination]

Give it 20 rounds, with 16 threads and maximum ram.

 

[Sem]

give Linx a try better than intel burn test IMO

and it doesnt have that 8 threads bug

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=201670

 

[danceMB]

I ran Intel burn test this morning before I left home with 20 passes with Auto threads. When I get home I am going to see how long my system managed to survive for, hopefully it lasted the whole 20 rounds, then I will be a very happy man

 

[Greebo]

Waits for the post from danceMB saying

"I got home and found my cpu melted "

 

[danceMB]

No chance of that happening with an Antec 1200 with the Noctua cooler making sure things dont get too hot under the collar

 

[almighty15]

It depends, personally if it runs it for 15mins with no problems then its good to go

 

[Phil2008]

Mine managed about 10 hours at 3.8 then started having errors.lol

 

[Vegetarian]

Mine managed about 10 hours at 3.8 then started having errors.lol

Just dont run your pc for over 10 hours and you be fine!

 

[DavyBoy]

Isn't 20 passes enough to test for stability?

 

[MikeHunt79]

Managed to get it running ok in the end, clocked back the FSB by 3MHZ and it passed 2 hours of intel burn despite the cores hitting 70.

 

[danceMB]

I ran the Intel burn test before I left for work in the morning, set it to 20 passes with Auto Threads, came back home and it passed it all!

Then I decided to run Prime Blend test, and checked after 6 hours of running and all 8 cores are stable! First time I have managed to get it working like this, so I am very happy as it clocks from 3.81 to 4.0 when under load

 

[Phil2008]

Just dont run your pc for over 10 hours and you be fine!

I knocked it back down to 3.6 then

 

[Roland0]

Back in the day 24 hours (or so) of Prime95 was the sacred cow of stability, now IBT is around (and A LOT) more taxing on CPUs, is there not a new standard of stability?

20 IBT runs doesnt last 2 hours, or has the whole "longer the more stable" axiom been felled along with prime95?

 

[OzZie]

I think IBT pushes the maximum cpu usage possible, which is more than any application/game will push it. This sort of gives you an extra reassurance of stability knowing that it wont be pushed this hard in everyday situations, but can still stay stable if it needs to.

Prime on the other hand is more realistic of gaming/rendering/encoding etc over longer periods of time, which gives a more realistic view on temps and stability. Not too mention Prime also tests the memory and strains the north bridge over long periods, which can show signs of not being stable.

Use IBT (20x max) for CPU voltage settings, and Prime tests for other BIOS settings. If both of these pass without a hitch for a few hours each, then you've got a stable system.

 

[DragonQ]

IBT doesn't get my CPU as hot as Prime95....

 

[OzZie]

Really..? Should get it a good few degrees warmer at least. Are you running it at maximum?

 

[ViRuS2k]

yeah if it passes 20 rounds at max stress Quadcore *4 threads* I7 *8 or 16 threads*

then consider yourself stable. its all that was needed for my i7 lol