Linux Stress-test Programs

[tlowr4]

Heya all.

So I've put together a few systems with the latest 64-bit Linux on them. However, a quick Google search revealed that stress test programs for the CPU and GPU are very limited. I havn't got much time to go hunting, so I was wondering if someone would be a lamb and run around for me to find them. The programs (or alternatives) I need are:

CPU-Z or equivalent CPU data program.
GPU-Z or equivalent GPU data program.
Hardware monitor/Speccy or equivalent CPU/GPU temperature monitoring program.
Furmark or equivalent GPU stress test program.
Prime-95 or equivalent CPU stress test program.
And some sort of RAM testing program if I can, though it's not a life and death situation.

Any and all help is appreciated. Cheers.

 

[bergauk]

..Uh why? Stress testing is only for extreme situations. If they're running Linux, they're most likely going to be under little load.

System info is readily available in most Distros though. No need for CPU/GPU-Z/Speccy

 

[tlowr4]

Well I want to test the parts anyway since they're older parts. Specs of one machine:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.4GHz
2GB DDR2 667MHz RAM
GeForce 8400GT 512MB


Soo yeah, that's why I'd like to test them. Older parts and if something goes wrong under load, I wanna talk with the client and change parts. 👍

EDIT: What is Distros? And in the case of not needing Speccy, some other temperature monitoring program would be needed.

 

[bergauk]

Distro = Distribution. Its the version of Linux you're using basically.

That's not that old of a machine though. I wouldn't bother stress testing anything in it.
Just check the board and parts for any sort of rust and that's good enough.

If you want old, I have a P4 with some random Graphics card in it on an AGP slot. Might turn it into some sort of NAS or something tomorrow.

 

[tlowr4]

Distro = Distribution. Its the version of Linux you're using basically.

That's not that old of a machine though. I wouldn't bother stress testing anything in it.
Just check the board and parts for any sort of rust and that's good enough.

If you want old, I have a P4 with some random Graphics card in it on an AGP slot. Might turn it into some sort of NAS or something tomorrow.

Ah.

Yes, I know. But I still need to monitor load temps and stuff. And the owner said he'd like to have some software like that.

Hah, I think I can beat that. One system I've got here is:

AMD K6 @ 400MHz
120MB of some sort of RAM, slow as hell
5GB HDD
Onboard graphics (old as 🤬)

Eh?

 

[bergauk]

There should be a few programs like that, I don't know them off the top of my head though so you're better off searching for them via the Software Centre. However about 75% of what you need should be readily available via the system settings if you look for it.

I'm not sure what version of Linux you're using so unfortunately I can't refer you to any specific site.

 

[BobK]

The source for those is freely available, right? How about recompiling on a 64-bit machine?

 

[Grayfox]

Prime95 for CPU
Memtest 86+ for RAM
GPUTool for GPU

Memtest is booted up during POST, rest are windows based programs.

 

[Submerged]

Greyfox, the OP is asking for Linux programs, not Window based programs.

He can use WINE to run the programs but it wouldn't really give good results in the end, I am assuming due to software conflicts that may occur while using WINE and the programs.

 

[Grayfox]

I know he is asking for linux ones, i don't know of any.

He may be best to go to a linux user forum and asking their.

 

[BobK]

You can get a little bit of information by opening an xterm and typing "cat /proc/cpuinfo" (without the quotes, obviously). There are several ways of determining how busy the system is; the uptime command will tell youi the load average for the last 1, 5 and fifteen minutes. The top command will display this in real time, also breaking it down by task. "ps ux" or "ps aux" gives some useful information.

Actually there's all kinds of nifty information in the /proc directory. Since it's raw data, though, interpreting it may be difficult.

Beyond that, though, Google is your friend, and as Grayfox suggests, linux forums may help. Be aware, though, that asking a question that can be answered with a quick Google search is very much frowned upon and may get a more negative response than it might elsewhere.

Other commands that give useful information: free, du, ds .

 

[DQuaN]

cpu-z - http://www.overclock.net/t/212320/perlmon-cpu-z-like-program-for-linux

prime95 - http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft/

Phoronix can do all sorts of cool tests. http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/

 

[tlowr4]

Wow, great finds dunc. Thanks. How do you guys find this stuff? I'd been searching non-stop for days before I posted this thread, and within a day or two everyone turns up with this great help, thanks a ton.

Well, Imma go play with the system a bit now, see if I can get it all kicked up and running properly. Will post an update here when I'm done.

 

[DQuaN]

About 20 seconds on google!

 

[tlowr4]

About 20 seconds on google!

Shoot me now...