Is Prime95 a dual-core tool?

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Does Prime95 use multiple cores? (Is there a difference in this regard between running it from Windows, UBCD, or UBCD4Win?)

If it doesn't, are there tools out there that will (preferably via a boot disc)?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 14 '11 at 14:01

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Yes Prime95 utilizes multiple cores. Just turn up the 'thread count' option to at least as many cores as you'd like to test.

As long as the OS you choose to run it on sees your multiple cores, Prime95 should use them.

edited Jun 14 '11 at 14:01

Tamara Wijsman

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Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 15 '11 at 05:01

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When running a torture test in a recent version of Prime95, the Number of torture threads to run can be varied. I believe it defaults to the number of CPU cores on the machine.

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Gareth

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Is Prime95 a dual-core tool?

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