Test an AMD CPU
Testing an AMD Central Processing Unit is important for you to keep track of the performance of the CPU. Testing the reliability of a CPU is especially important if you do not have a good cooling solution or your AMD CPU is overclocked, which means the clock speed is changed to a higher level to improve performance. All you need to test the AMD CPU is a simple program called "Prime 95".
Instructions
1. Go to the Prime 95 link provided in the "Resources" section of this article and download the program.
2. Open the program and follow all the prompts for installation. Once you finish the installation wizard, a screen will pop up asking you if you want to restart the computer to apply the installation. Choose the "Restart" option.
3. Access the program and select the "Torture Test" feature. Let "Torture Test" work its magic; if your computer crashes during the process, you either must buy a new AMD CPU, because this one is unstable, or (if you are an overclocker) reset the CPU clocks to their previous values. If your computer does not crash, your processor is stable.
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