Is there any software to test its core at quads ?

[kiriakos]

I got an used quad Q6600 on ebay ,
is there any way to test its core condition ?

Some software test , that it will confirm that all cores are healthy !!

Thanks.

 

[zagood]

Prime95.
http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft/

Also look over this thread, specifically #5 - Required Software
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=47089

 

[kiriakos]

Well I was hopping for an more specialized software.

Something that can run specific diagnostics on its core .

 

[tweakboy]

Best commercial app is Everest

go to www.download.com and download trial. It has nice benchmarks like FPU and CPU ZIB etc....also has a stability test as well. It will throttle your cores. gl

 

[jvroig]

Well I was hopping for an more specialized software.

Something that can run specific diagnostics on its core .

I don't believe there is any such thing. The only diagnostics you can run is overclocking test / stress test software, which will tell you if the cores are stable.

In your case, you just run Prime95 while at stock to verify if the cores are healthy. That will do exactly as you wanted in your OP:

Some software test , that it will confirm that all cores are healthy !!

 

[kiriakos]

I was hopping that INTEL it self , it would had made an such an application as " CPU quality verifier " .. all ready .

Thanks allot , for all the tips ..

 

[GundamF91]

Intel does have a "Linpack" that you can use, be forewarned that it really heats up your cores.

 

[kiriakos]

Thanks ... I found the download link ..

http://registrationcenter-download.intel.com/akdlm/irc_nas/1939/w_lpk_p_10.2.6.015.zip

 

[Phynaz]

I was hopping that INTEL it self , it would had made an such an application as " CPU quality verifier " .. all ready .

Thanks allot , for all the tips ..

Intel CPUs have their diagnostics on-board. I've never heard of a way to enable the debug sections of a CPU once it leaves the factory though.

 

[kiriakos]

Well I am new to multi-core CPU's , and noticed that there is special software tools for them ... for example the CoreTemp32 . ( that it does not work on singe core at all )

And so , if there is out there any more specialized software as diagnostic for the Quads, it would be nice to be aware about it.

 

[faxon]

Intel's linpack benchmark is the best test you can get for CPU stability. I have had plenty of CPU overclocks fail it and run everything else, but it still manages to hang systems and find errors when nothing else does. Make sure you monitor your temps though. If you use it, test using OCCTs built in, and run the OCCT test as well. They stress different parts of the chip (linpack is a floating point benchmark), and can find different errors sometimes.