[SOLVED] Best way to stress-test my CPU?

[JayTee3]

I wanna check the temps and benchmark my CPU under stress. What's the best way to do that?

 

[poorbugger]

Download aida64 or prime95. You can run benchmark from those. Download hwinfo and run sensors-only to monitor the temperature

 

[SamirD]

Yep! Another great way to test it is to use memtest.exe until you've got all your ram being tested (don't let it start swapping) and then watch your cpu temps soar. I found out my 4790k was heat throttling using this method.

 

[mdd1963]

CPU-Z/bench/stress CPU also imparts a decent load on all cores, albeit not quite as stressful as Prime95, yet still more loading than that of most games..