Alternatives to StressMyPC

A portable Windows utility that stresses the CPU, graphics hardware and hard drive. Notes say what changes if you switch.

  • StressMyPC

    A portable Windows utility that stresses the CPU, graphics hardware and hard drive.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

4 alternatives

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  • stress

    A command-line utility that loads CPU, memory, I/O, or disk to check system behavior under stress.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinuxCommand line

    stress loads CPU, memory, I/O, or disk from the command line on macOS and Linux, while StressMyPC is a portable Windows utility.

  • OCCT

    A PC stability, stress testing, benchmarking and hardware monitoring tool for Windows and Linux.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsLinux

  • Prime95

    A Mersenne prime search program widely used as a CPU and memory stress test.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

  • stress-ng

    A command-line tool that stress-tests a Linux system's CPU, memory, I/O and kernel interfaces.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    stress-ng is an open-source Linux command-line stress tester covering CPU, memory, I/O, and kernel interfaces; StressMyPC targets Windows and also stresses graphics hardware.