Thursday, April 20th 2017

TechPowerUp Announces MemTest64 - Test Memory from Within Windows

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btarunr
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TechPowerUp today announced MemTest64, our lightweight, standalone utility that lets you test your system memory for hardware faults and other errors. The application has a graphical user interface (GUI), and can be run from within Windows, without needing any administrator privileges. MemTest64 can also be used to test the stability of your memory performance tuning, such as overclocks and tight timings. The utility puts your memory through a battery of test patterns, while juggling data from the memory to the page file. The app is portable, and does not require any installation. This is our first public release of MemTest64, after thorough internal testing. We welcome your feedback in the app's dedicated forum on TechPowerUp Forums.
DOWNLOAD: TechPowerUp MemTest64 1.0

Features
  • Runs on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10. 64-bit OS only
  • Supports all modern processors, including Intel Core and AMD Ryzen
  • No reboot or DOS-mode required
  • You can control how much memory to test, to reduce operational impact
  • Memory is tested using various detection algorithms
  • Errors will be detected automatically
  • Does not require Administrator privileges
  • No installation or registry modifications required.

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85 Comments on TechPowerUp Announces MemTest64 - Test Memory from Within Windows

#1
natr0n
Pretty cool tool.


My findings are most memory issues are from incorrect timings and voltage being to low.
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#2
Octopuss
Who writes all this stuff? W1zz?
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#4
W1zzard
OctopussWho writes all this stuff? W1zz?
Yupyup :D
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#5
dj-electric
I got a little spoiled by EFI loaded USB drives containing passmark's memtest v6.
Ill give this one a go, guess. This is truly more for OCers and less for technitians.
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#6
Octopuss
W1zzardYupyup :D
Looks like complicated software. Do you code stuff for living then? I don't suppose TPU can generate enough money to live off?
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#7
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
this post needed more fanfare, nearly missed the existence of such an awesome tool :D
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#8
Ferrum Master
I would only wish if such tool would exist for testing GPU memory errors. There was some long time ago one for ATI cards... but well... that's dino age.
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#11
brian_i6
The program recognizes only two modules out of four. Gigabyte MW50-SV0.

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#13
Basard
OOOOooooOOOoooooooooooooooo!
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#14
Frick
Fishfaced Nincompoop
CAPSLOCKSTUCKCool app........:clap:



That right there is about the only legit reason to stay on Windows 7.
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#15
Cataclysm_ZA
Hey @W1zzard, will the results output by this tool be any different from what you can get from Memtest86? Is it possible that Memtest86 will find errors that Memtest64 won't?
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#16
qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
Cool. Look forward to trying it out.
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#17
CAPSLOCKSTUCK
Spaced Out Lunar Tick
FrickThat right there is about the only legit reason to stay on Windows 7.
I use W10 with W7 task manager.
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#18
Frick
Fishfaced Nincompoop
CAPSLOCKSTUCKI use W10 with W7 task manager.
And I bet you have a seperate monitor just for it.
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#19
Octopuss
CAPSLOCKSTUCKI use W10 with W7 task manager.
How is that relevant to the discussion?
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#20
CAPSLOCKSTUCK
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OctopussHow is that relevant to the discussion?
See post #4
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#21
OSdevr
Cataclysm_ZAHey @W1zzard, will the results output by this tool be any different from what you can get from Memtest86? Is it possible that Memtest86 will find errors that Memtest64 won't?
Memtest86 runs under DOS so that it can test virtually all of your memory. Despite the name it also is 64-bit and handles memory above 4GB just fine.

This MemTest64 program can't test memory that is in use, but you don't have to reboot to run it. As was said above it is more for testing an overclock than for diagnosing RAM issues.
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#22
NdMk2o1o
OctopussHow is that relevant to the discussion?
On topic please, this has nothing to do with the OP... :roll:

Cool can't wait to try this out :toast:
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#23
Cataclysm_ZA
OSdevrAs was said above it is more for testing an overclock than for diagnosing RAM issues.
Aha, so it's for stability testing. Gotcha.
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#24
W1zzard
OSdevrThis MemTest64 program can't test memory that is in use
If you select a sufficiently large test size, it will send everything to pagefile, freeing memory to test, except for the kernel, which is roughly 1 GB.
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#25
OSdevr
W1zzardIf you select a sufficiently large test size, it will send everything to pagefile, freeing memory to test, except for the kernel, which is roughly 1 GB.
I guess that's true. Good point.
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