The freeware stress test tool HeavyLoad was developed to bring your PC to its limits. It can be installed on any edition of Windows and client/server versions (32-bit and 64-bit) currently supported by Microsoft.
HeavyLoad puts your workstation or server PC under a heavy load and lets you test whether they will still run reliably.
Be mobile: Install HeavyLoad as a portable version e.g. on a USB stick and use it wherever needed!
- The tool has three preset configurations: ‘Quick Test’ that runs a frequency test, ‘Functional Test’ that runs stress tests for several minutes, and ‘Burn-in Test’ that executes stress test for 2 hours. Read: Intel Core i9-9900K Sets Overclocking Records Reaching 7.6 GHz On All Cores. Price: $22 for the Pro version.
- Website: Price: From $0. Compared to what we’ve shown so far, Loader is a much simpler and more basic tool. Its free plan supports load testing with up to 10,000 virtual users which is enough for most moderate traffic websites.
Stress testing refers to tests that determine the robustness of software by testing beyond the limits of normal operation”. Due to budget constraints, my clients usually ask for some free tools to load/stress test their application, before going live. Here are some free tools to Load/Stress Test web applications. Testlimit is a command-line utility that can be used to stress-test your PC and/or applications by simulating low resource conditions for memory, handles, processes, threads and other system objects.
Web Server Stress Test
The main window offers a clean and modern user interface which allows to quickly start the application and to see the stress HeavyLoad puts on your PC.
File Server Stress Test Tool Kit
In the „Options“ dialog you can configure the tool according to your requirements or set advanced settings such as time limit or used CPU cores.
The Windows Task Manager can be opened from within HeavyLoad via the Extras menu to quickly assess your system's performance.
Server Stress Tester
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Heavyload is a System Utilities Benchmarking software developed by JAM Software GmbH. 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.
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