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s-tui vs stress-ng: catalog facts
s-tui	stress-ng
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Graphs frequency, temperature, power and load together Built-in stress test for checking cooling and throttling	Stresses CPU, memory, I/O and kernel interfaces Stressors can be run individually or combined
Terminal only Focused on the CPU rather than the whole system	Command line only Can make a system unresponsive if used carelessly
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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