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To: semiconeng who wrote (106939)	8/3/2000 7:58:27 PM
From: Cirruslvr	Read Replies (1) of 186894

Semiconeng - RE: "So, your contention that Prime95 was "a simple benchmark", got me to wondering.... I mean, I've never heard of this "simple benchmark" before Kyle mentioned it. Have you? Well thanks to goggle.com, it was a simple matter to discover that Prime95 is not a "benchmark" at all, it's a prime number search software, and is anything but simple:" This program is used by Kyle Bennet at that website as a CPU stress test to see if the CPU can handle a very intensive program. I don't know who called this a "simple benchmark" because the Kyle uses it to make a processor run at its peak. The point being made is that a PRODUCTION 1.13GHz PIII processor crashed when this program ran. If this PRODUCTION 1.13GHz PIII failed the test, what does this say about other PRODUCTION 1.13GHz processors? According to a previous review, Kyle says he runs the "torture test" so I bet he did the same with the 1.13GHz PIII. hardocp.com You just posted this software has had updates because of errors. According to that text file, the torture test has had only one problem/fix. I have downloaded this program, and am currently running the torture test. No crashes so far. I'll let it run overnight in the background to see if my system can handle it. Why don't you run it also? Here is the direct link to the program if you're using Windows 95/98/NT/2000 - ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/p95setup.exe Let us know if it crashes on you.

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