looking for a good stress test?

[MaxTehLegend]

ive used Prime 95, Realbench, intelburntest, AIDA64 and OCCT. my OC is stable in AIDA64, and Intelburntest. but i crash in prime95, and OCCT. but in realbench the program freezes. my overclock seems stable in PUBG and Sony Vegas. are there any stress tests that are realistic and will stress my CPU for my purpose? because id like to dial back my voltages a little bit so it runs cooler while maintaining those clockspeeds.

 

[Herc08]

I wouldn't recommend use Prime 95 as it's unrealistic and can actually damage a CPU. Aida64 is also a good stress test. But if you used ASUS Realbench for a few hours, and it's stable, I would just stick with that.

What are you voltages? Also what CPU and cooler do you have?

 

[coozie7]

Work at my place. 😉 < Cheap, throwaway gag, read, giggle, move on.

 

[10tacle]

I've been using OCCT for years now along with AIDA64. Both are very good. I prefer OCCT because it automatically creates and saves to a file directory graphic chart pictures of several different performances for the entire test period.

 

[hwlr77]

i'd prefer occt or prime95. i've heard that prime95 26.6 is the version you want. i ran the latest version for 8 hours when i was overclocking, and the highest temp was 71... why is it so dangerous?

 

[mjslakeridge]

Why not use your most demanding game or video rendering software to perform a real-world stress test. If your system is stable and temps are OK, there you go. I have heard here on Toms that some versions of Prime95 can be dangerous, but can't offer specifics or speak from personal experience.

 

[MaxTehLegend]

i have my i7 4770K overclocked to 4.4GHz @ 1.27v. its stable through intelburntest, AIDA64, sony vegas video rendering, and some of my games. however its not stable in Prime95, OCCT, and ASUS Realbench. but the thing that i dont understand is that at stock frequencies it still isn't stable in those test either. but it passes in IBT, AIDA64, and rendering videos and games. i can overclock to 4.5GHz @1.315v but my temps hit 100c on intel burn test. also im not sure what i should set my DigitALL settings, CPU Feature settings and VCCIN to in my BIOS. i dont think it needs this much voltage to hit 4.4GHz.

i have my VCCIN set to 1.900v (1.888v). however in the bios it shows that it can handle up to 2.300v until it starts to turn red.
in CPU Features ive disabled C-State, Internal VR OVP OCP Protection, and Internal VR Efficiency Management.
in DigitALL Power i have everything set to the default settings apart from ive changed:

'Phase Over Current Protection: Disabled'
'CPU VRM Over Temperature Protection: Disabled'

everything else is set to its default presets. if someone can tell me the best settings for both CPU Features and DigitALL Power i could reach a better overclock.

my motherboard is the MSI Z97 Gaming 3.
my CPU Cooler is the BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 3.
the thermal paste i use is Cooler Master's MasterGel Pro.

 

[Herc08]

Here's the thing I hate about stress test..it's synthetic. Just becuase it doesn't pass it, doesn't mean it won't work. Which is why you use more than one, which you did. So if it is fine for you for real-world tests, then why not go off of that? It's like trying to test a tire in every type of siutation, you can't, but if you test it for daily usage, isn't that what matters? Sure it's suited for snow driving, but if you are in Flordia...who the hell cares?

 

[MaxTehLegend]

Here's the thing I hate about stress test..it's synthetic. Just becuase it doesn't pass it, doesn't mean it won't work. Which is why you use more than one, which you did. So if it is fine for you for real-world tests, then why not go off of that? It's like trying to test a tire in every type of siutation, you can't, but if you test it for daily usage, isn't that what matters? Sure it's suited for snow driving, but if you are in Flordia...who the hell cares?

yeah i guess that makes sense, thanks for your help