Linpack is a benchmark and the most aggressive stress testing software available today. Best used to test stability of overclocked PCs. Linpack tends to crash unstable PCs in a shorter period of time compared to other stress testing applications.

Linpack Xtreme is a console front-end with the latest build of Linpack (Intel Math Kernel Library Benchmarks 2018.3.011).

Linpack solves a dense (real*8) system of linear equations (Ax=b), measures the amount of time it takes to factor and solve the system, converts that time into a performance rate, and tests the results for accuracy. The generalization is in the number of equations (N) it can solve, which is not limited to 1000. Linpack uses partial pivoting to assure the accuracy of the results.

This project was created because at the time Prime95 was no longer effective for stress testing like it used to be. LinX and IntelBurnTest use outdated Linpack binaries from 2012. Nowadays OCCT and Prime95 are decent, and updated alternatives.

Make sure to keep an eye on the temperatures as Linpack generates excessive amount of stress like never seen before.