A completely anecdotal situation has come to occur to many people with their personal computers, which despite being classified (by the store clerk) as one of the most powerful on the market, there are times when they suffer from extreme slowness and also from overheating that can be noticeable on the back of the case.
This situation not only occurs in desktop personal computers but also in laptops, in which they can instead be listen to revolutions per minute that are presented on the heatsink due to the exaggerated sound it emits. So that you are completely sure of the working efficiency of each of the components of your personal computer, we will now recommend you to carry out certain power tests with a few tools in Windows.
- 1. Heavy Load
This becomes the preferred tool of many and especially, of those who want to analyze the power of their graphics card due to the fact that certain OpenGL tests were carried out primarily.
In addition to this, you can also analyze the status of the hard drive, RAM, processor and countless elements that are part of the structure of our personal computer. The user can define if he wants to carry out all these tests together or only, focusing his attention on a particular element (independently). For example, if the computer restarts every moment, you could try to perform tests only on the hard disk or RAM.
- 2. FurMark
A bit similar and different at the same time, this tool also performs a certain number of compatibility and work efficiency tests, focusing on special attention to the video card, something of which you will be able to realize with the capture that we will place next.
If you want to know if the video card integrated in your personal computer is really powerful, you can test said hardware item with the different functions that this tool offers you. For example, you can test at 1080p or a different resolution, all depending on the type of work you are doing on your personal computer. Once the tests are done, if you consider that your personal computer is more powerful than you expected, you may be able to use the option at the bottom that will help you make a comparison with other analyzes made on similar models.
- 3. Stress My PC
This tool has a minimalist interface and also, a considerably small weight (20 KB) and nevertheless, it fulfills a very important function when it comes to analyzing the processor and its various cores.
By default, the app can put your processor to work until you get maximum stress, something you'll notice when you hear the heatsink sounding almost disturbing. This application is used primarily by who have personal computers and a 64-bit-based operating system, as it is the only way to know if all the nuclei are in perfect condition.
If you have bought a computer with several cores and with extreme speed (according to the promotion of the moment), you may need to know if the processor has the capacity to perform a single and simple calculation.
As mentioned by the developer of this tool, the stress test proposed to the processor of a specific computer is to try to perform any number of PI value calculations but, until trying to reach 128 million digits. With certainty that many processors will fail in the attempt, at which point the analysis will stop and the user will be offered an immediate response of the power that the processor has with its cores and also, of the type of jobs that can be reached to be done on the computer.
The tools that we have mentioned in this article can be used in versions of Windows XP onwards and especially in those computers with 64-bit processors, not ruling out the idea of being able to use them in 32-bit processors. If you don't know the difference between it, we recommend read the article we proposed on a previous occasion.