![]() ![]() Since then, there have been more than a dozen new versions released. ![]() However, some of the testing algorithms used have been under development since 1981 and were previously implemented on Dec PDP-11, VAX-11/780 and Cray XMP (an old super computer) architectures. MemTest86 (without the plus) was originally developed by Chris Brady (BradyTech Inc) with a first release in 1994. Other features include support for DDR3, DDR4, UEFI, XMP, 64bit, secure boot and ECC RAM.With the release today of MemTest86+ V6 I thought it would be good to do a comparison between MemTest86 V10 and MemTest86+ V6.įirst, there are confusingly two different MemTest86 packages, with pretty much the same name ![]() Once booted, MemTest86 runs through thirteen different tests as well as reporting on the specifications of the RAM installed in the machine.Tests can take between 30min to several hours to run, depending on your hardware and the amount of RAM installed. ![]() Often you need to change the boot order in BIOS to select the flash drive as the boot drive. This wipes the existing content of the flash drive, but makes the drive bootable. To use the software you need to copy the files to a flash drive. MemTest86 can help diagnose faulty RAM (or rule it out as a cause of system instability) Bad RAM is one of the most frustrating computer problems to have as symptoms are often random and hard to pin down. Corrupted data, crashes and unexplained behavior. Unreliable RAM can cause a multitude of problems. MemTest86 boots from a USB flash drive or CD and tests the RAM in your computer for faults using a series of comprehensive algorithms and test patterns. MemTest86 is the original, free, stand alone memory testing software for x86 computers. ![]()
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