Intel Burn test

BluD · 12 Feb 2013 at 17:02

Is this program just designed to destroy your cpu or summat? prime aint getting my cpu much higher than 65-70 degrees, then i thought ide try this intel burn test ive been reading about, and it was spiking at 85! what does it do inject petrol in there or summat?

greenbrucelee · 12 Feb 2013 at 17:32

IBT stresses more than prime, in my opinion running IBT at very high for 20 passes is equivalent to 4 hours of prime. I get 10 degrees c high with IBT than with prime.

Something Else · 12 Feb 2013 at 18:21

under prime my cpu at 4.7ghz does around 117watts under ibt it does 138watts

nlel1975 · 12 Feb 2013 at 18:58

No point frying your CPU when Prime95 will show stability after an extended run at much lower temps.

Nothing you use in real life will ever reach Prime95 temps let alone the temps generate by the IBT.

BluD · 12 Feb 2013 at 19:32

yeah i figured that, just gonna stick to my normal methods of testing stability, they seem to work ok and dont make my cpu glow red

nlel1975 · 12 Feb 2013 at 19:38

BluD said:
yeah i figured that, just gonna stick to my normal methods of testing stability, they seem to work ok and dont make my cpu glow red

Yup been using Prime95 for years to test for stability and its never let me down yet - although I like to let it run for at least 15 hours.

greenbrucelee · 12 Feb 2013 at 20:35

If I run prime I run for 6+ but I find IBT for 20 passes is equivalent to 4 hours of prime but you will see a big difference in temps and wattage used.

j.col · 12 Feb 2013 at 22:48

Personally i prefer running IBT than Prime95 as it will find an unstable overclock much faster than P95.
Yes i also find its about 10.C hotter than P95, but it is running the cpu/ram harder especially if u have at least 75% of ram usage during test.