More Prime95 question

[WhiteMouse]

OK, I just installed Prime95, running the test, but I noticed that even when Prime95 is running, I can still do other things like posting message here. The CPU loading is 100% though.

When I run Sandra burn-in (CPU & memory), I can hardly move the mouse cursor. Does that mean Sandra will stress PC even harder?

 

[Boogak]

Prime95 only eats up your spare CPU cycles since it's a low priority app, so you can still do other things on the computer while Prime95 is running. I've found errors on Prime95 when Sandra hasn't, so I'd say Prime95 is the better stress test.

 

[WhiteMouse]

Now 100% agree. I can run over night Sandra burn-in test, but Prime95 crashed my system in minutes :Q

 

[Don66]

try running Prime95, leaving your internet connection on and running 3dmark 2001 SE demo running all night...
That will stress your system