I've heard that new versions of Prime95 have been known to damage intel CPUs. Does the same problem apply to AMD Ryzen CPUs, or can I safely use it?
It's safe to use with Ryzen. However, depending on what you're using the machine for (gaming, light computational tasks), then running Real Bench for a couple of hours is more than sufficient for a stability test.
I've heard that new versions of Prime95 have been known to damage intel CPUs. Does the same problem apply to AMD Ryzen CPUs, or can I safely use it?
It's safe to use with Ryzen. However, depending on what you're using the machine for (gaming, light computational tasks), then running Real Bench for a couple of hours is more than sufficient for a stability test.