CNET Editors' review
Heavyload is a free program that offers an interesting way to test your computer's endurance. By pushing your system to the limit, Heavyload will show you how well your PC can handle stress.
The program's interface is cut down to the basics, which makes it easy to navigate. While it only has a few command icons, they're well labeled, and they're all that you need to conduct a successful test. The program's running graph shows your available memory and CPU usage, which comes in handy when using some of Heavyload's other features. There are four different testing options, though the program does a poor job of differentiating them, so we left the default settings in place. Luckily, too, since our CPU usage chart instantly began to skyrocket. By quickly filling your RAM, hard disk, and operating system with test data, Heavyload offers an easy and safe way to simulate conditions that could cause your computer to overheat or crash. It was a bit disappointing that Heavyload just keeps running until it's shut it off manually. We'd also like to see a feature that recreates the elements and time of certain stressful situations. Regardless, this is still a simple and exciting way to test your computer's operational capabilities.
Heavyload is freeware. It comes as a compressed file. This program is practical and simple to operate, and we recommend it.
Publisher's Description
From JAM Software:
HeavyLoad is intended to stress all resources of a PC (like CPU, RAM, hard disk, operating system) in order to test if it will run reliably under heavy load. This is useful for testing important file or database servers before using them productively, or just for checking if your new PC might get too hot when used intensively. To stress your PC or server, HeavyLoad writes a large test-file to the temp folder, it allocates physical and virtual memory, performs complex calculations and it draws patterns in its window.
What's new in this version: Version 3.0 redesigned user interface, executed with command line parameters, added function to check for available updates, and fixes temporary test file can now be deleted in all situations.
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"Stresses CPU / memory well, disk OK, GPU not really"
Version: Heavyload 3.0
Pros
- quickly saturates CPU and RAM
- maxes out disk activity and can fill drives if you want
- simultaneous 2D graphics drawing
- very light installerCons
- 2d graphics drawing doesn't really reflect heavy graphics load, which would be 3D GPU usage
Summary
Does what it's supposed to do. I just wish they would add a component to max out modern 3D GPU cards. It would also be nice to be able to tweak the storage IO profile similar to IOmeter.
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