IntelBurnTest Changelog

What's new in IntelBurnTest 2.54

Jul 23, 2012
  • Linpack binaries updated (7-20-2012) + patched for AMD CPUs
  • Improved effectiveness of Xtreme Stress Mode

New in IntelBurnTest 2.53 (Dec 22, 2011)

  • Linpack binaries updated (12-18) + patched for AMD CPUs
  • Added "All" threads option to allow full utilization of SMT threads (e.g. HyperThreading units)
  • Default times to run is now set to 10

New in IntelBurnTest 2.52 (Aug 23, 2011)

  • Linpack binaries updated (7-29) + patched for AMD CPUs
  • Branding update for Xtreme Gaming Studio

New in IntelBurnTest 2.51 (May 3, 2011)

  • Linpack binaries updated + patched for AMD CPUs
  • Official support for Six-Core CPUs and Sandy Bridge Architecture
  • Added new algorithm to detect calculation errors faster
  • Fixed a bug that caused blank results to be valid

New in IntelBurnTest 2.50 (May 3, 2011)

  • Linpack binaries updated + patched for AMD CPUs
  • Tested on more AMD systems
  • Better compatibility with UAC-enabled systems
  • Optimized GUI for less CPU overhead
  • Officially supports Windows 7 x86 & x64

New in IntelBurnTest 2.4 (Dec 22, 2009)

  • Optimized the unprecedented Xtreme Stress Mode
  • Added latest Linpack binaries and patched for AMD CPUs
  • Linpack binary 8-threads issue fixed by Intel

New in IntelBurnTest 2.3 (Jul 6, 2009)

  • Added latest Linpack binaries and patched for AMD CPUs
  • Added Xtreme Stress Mode (Right-click the "Start" button)

New in IntelBurnTest 2.2 (Jun 15, 2009)

  • Now outputs result of test (success, failure, etc) in log
  • Now outputs stress level tested in log
  • Added "high", and "very high" stress levels
  • Fixed a small bug that could've broken logging
  • Added debug logging for troubleshooting (right-click logging checkbox)

New in IntelBurnTest 2.1 (Jun 15, 2009)

  • Optimized error-checking code, reduces CPU overhead
  • Now displays more accurate ending time
  • Simplified graphical user interface further
  • Improved color of captions in the GUI
  • Added ability to override the number of threads for Linpack to use (as requested by users)
  • Added display of progress in the title bar
  • Now outputs current time for each iteration to log file (hh:mm:ss)
  • Now auto-scrolls output list to the bottom as results are outputted
  • Fixed a GUI quirk

New in IntelBurnTest 2.0 (Jun 15, 2009)

  • Completely re-coded from the ground up
  • New, intuitive graphical user interface
  • Windows Vista/7 Aero friendly
  • Real-time result output
  • Real-time error checking, auto-stops when error occurs
  • Simplified stress level selection
  • Easy copy of results to clipboard (right-click context menu)
  • Built-in system freeze test (animated flame)
  • Real-time free system memory display
  • Uncluttered integrated title/status bar
  • Added log results to file feature, with date and time, CPU/RAM info
  • Displays total time taken to complete test at the end
  • Correctly detects the maximum memory limit for x86 Windows
  • Fixed a bug that caused testing memory to be limited to 6.1 GB
  • New eye-catching icon
  • Various bug fixes carried over from v1.93

New in IntelBurnTest 1.92 (May 9, 2009)

  • Updated Linpack binaries to the latest
  • Added check to make sure Linpack binaries were properly placed

New in IntelBurnTest 1.9 (Dec 2, 2008)

  • Official Intel support for Core i7 processors
  • Fixed a bug that caused crashing when using a 32-bit OS and having more than 2 GB of memory free
  • Changed interface colors for better visibility
  • Revised "wordy" prompts

New in IntelBurnTest 1.8 (Dec 2, 2008)

  • Updated Linpack binaries to October 2008, and patched for AMD compatibility
  • Fixed crash triggered by using more than 2 GB of memory in 32-bit Windows
  • Fixed a bug triggered by using more than the available memory in the system
  • Added automatic compensation for memory selection for 32-bit Windows
  • Added smart-allocation to disallow allocating more memory than possible, and set it to the maximum possible when needed
  • Added smarter error detection algorithm

New in IntelBurnTest 1.7 (Dec 2, 2008)

  • Patched Linpack binaries, now compatible with AMD processors!

New in IntelBurnTest 1.6 (Dec 2, 2008)

  • Added updated 32-bit and 64-bit Intel Linpack binaries from Intel

New in IntelBurnTest 1.5.1 (Dec 2, 2008)

  • Reverted to latest stable Linpack binaries upon request

New in IntelBurnTest 1.5 (Dec 2, 2008)

  • Updated to latest Linpack binaries
  • Updated credits section of readme
  • Fixed a crashing bug when using new binaries

New in IntelBurnTest 1.4 (Dec 2, 2008)

  • Fixed a bug with percentage display that resulted in displaying 0% instead of the actual pass rate
  • Removed redundant prompt at the beginning asking if user wants to run the program
  • Added customize option for selecting the stress level

New in IntelBurnTest 1.3 (Dec 2, 2008)

  • Added automatic error-detection feature (choose at the beginning)
  • Added elapsed time at the end
  • Added updated 32-bit and 64-bit Intel Linpack binaries from Intel

New in IntelBurnTest 1.2 (Dec 2, 2008)

  • First non-beta version
  • Added automatic detection of total available physical memory
  • Added ability to select testing stress level
  • Added automatic detection of OS type (X86/X64) [Itanium is not, and will not be supported]
  • Further program optimizations applied
  • Added more notes in the program for user-friendliness
  • Added changelog
  • Added credits section in readme (was missing before for some reason)