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We are pleased to announce the release of a beta for BurnInTest Pro v8.0.
This major new version of BurnInTest includes new tests, improvements to existing tests, updated system information, reporting options and other improvements.
The beta builds can be downloaded here:
<Links to beta build has been removed as the BIT V8 final release is now out>
If you have any feedback, please let us know.
A summary of the main changes to BurnInTest 8.0 are outlined below:
TESTS
New GPGPU test
- The GPGPU test exercises and verifies the GPU's General Purpose computing operations (rather than 3D type operations). The GPGPU tests are a bit like the CPU tests, but the tests are run on the GPU. The GPGPU test runs on all detected GPUs (to a maximum of 8 GPUs).
New Webcam test
- Added a new integrated Webcam test to BurnInTest Pro.
New battery test
- Added an integrated Battery test to BurnInTest Pro. This test checks the battery levels in absolute or percentage terms.
New Microphone test
- Added an integrated Microphone test to BurnInTest Pro.
Improved the CPU test
- Added a new CPU test for AES.
Improved the Memory test
- BurnInTest can now monitor and report low level hardware errors, like corrected ECC errors, CPU and PCI-E errors, based on the Microsoft Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA).
Improved the Disk test
- Optimized tests to reduce the time to test a disk and increase load.
- Added a user defined test pattern.
- Added a Physical disk read test, that tests that all sectors on the physical disk can be read. This can be useful for a number of reasons including testing that a disk is the size that it reports it is (we have seen disks and UFDs that have this issue).
Improved the Standard Network test
- Increased the number of Network ports that can be tested from 12 to 20.
Improved the Bluetooth test
- Bluetooth updated to work with more recent devices.
Improved the Advanced Network test
- Added an automatic detection and testing of Network Adapters option in the Advanced Network test. This allows easier testing across systems with different network card configurations.
- Optimized the Advanced network test to provide a greater load with lower CPU utilization (i.e. test higher network loads).
- Better support for systems with VMWare or VirtualBox installed (Network port detection).
Improved the Sound loopback test
- The Sound loopback test has been changed from mono to stereo.
- Very short tests are now possible (e.g. to verify correct cabling) down to about 4 seconds.
- Sound preferences now displays the waveform capable input and output devices on the system.
Improved the 3D test
- Higher load through higher resolution textures and objects now supported
- Improved the test for Intel integrated graphics cards.
Improved the USB test
- The USB 3.0 Loopback test has been changed to use a larger burst length to increase the USB system loading.
Improved the Video Playback test
- Additional error information now reported for the Video Playback test.
SYSTEM INFORMATION
- Separate Operating System descriptions for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
- Updated CPU system information for newer CPUs.
- Updated CPU features: AVX, AVX2, XOP, FMA3, FMA4
- Non-turbo CPU speeds now reported for Ivy Bridge (and later) Xeons.
- Minor CPU temperature reporting changes.
- System information added for newer AMD GPUs.
- Added disk volume GUID information
- System information memory SPD improvements:
- BurnInTest now reports memory modules greater than 32GB.
- Increased the number of reported memory modules from 16 to 32.
- Improved memory device information (support for DDR3 SPD revision 1.2 and 1.3).
- Broader range of hardware supported.
- Added reporting on Battery information to BurnInTest Pro (without the need of BatteryMon).
REPORTING
- The test configuration details can now be saved to a text report (File->Save Test Configuration Text As...) or to an Activity level 1 trace log file. This can help record the test configuration of a test run or be used to check the test configuration.
- A statistics report has been added to log test monitoring data in a CSV (Comma Separated Variable) format for post test analysis. Currently this includes data logging for temperature, fans* and voltage*. *3rd party HMonitor or SpeedFan software is required to monitor fans and voltage.
- Added fields to the Customer Test Certificate: System model, Motherboard manufacturer and Motherboard serial number.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
- Pre-tests may now be run directly or scripted to run without a main body of tests. For example, a webcam pre-test and touchscreen plugin pre-test may be run with no other tests.
- On double clicking a result on the Results window, if there is no error then the test description in help is displayed instead of the error descriptions.
- Background watermark on System Information page, so that at a glance it is obvious whether BurnInTest V7.x or V8.x is running.
- Tested and documented network PXE booting a Windows image with BurnInTest
[UPDATE]: The final release of BurnInTest V8 is now available.
Final list of changes
http://www.passmark.com/download/bit_download.htm
Downloads
http://www.passmark.com/download/bit_download.htm
This major new version of BurnInTest includes new tests, improvements to existing tests, updated system information, reporting options and other improvements.
The beta builds can be downloaded here:
<Links to beta build has been removed as the BIT V8 final release is now out>
If you have any feedback, please let us know.
A summary of the main changes to BurnInTest 8.0 are outlined below:
TESTS
New GPGPU test
- The GPGPU test exercises and verifies the GPU's General Purpose computing operations (rather than 3D type operations). The GPGPU tests are a bit like the CPU tests, but the tests are run on the GPU. The GPGPU test runs on all detected GPUs (to a maximum of 8 GPUs).
New Webcam test
- Added a new integrated Webcam test to BurnInTest Pro.
New battery test
- Added an integrated Battery test to BurnInTest Pro. This test checks the battery levels in absolute or percentage terms.
New Microphone test
- Added an integrated Microphone test to BurnInTest Pro.
Improved the CPU test
- Added a new CPU test for AES.
Improved the Memory test
- BurnInTest can now monitor and report low level hardware errors, like corrected ECC errors, CPU and PCI-E errors, based on the Microsoft Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA).
Improved the Disk test
- Optimized tests to reduce the time to test a disk and increase load.
- Added a user defined test pattern.
- Added a Physical disk read test, that tests that all sectors on the physical disk can be read. This can be useful for a number of reasons including testing that a disk is the size that it reports it is (we have seen disks and UFDs that have this issue).
Improved the Standard Network test
- Increased the number of Network ports that can be tested from 12 to 20.
Improved the Bluetooth test
- Bluetooth updated to work with more recent devices.
Improved the Advanced Network test
- Added an automatic detection and testing of Network Adapters option in the Advanced Network test. This allows easier testing across systems with different network card configurations.
- Optimized the Advanced network test to provide a greater load with lower CPU utilization (i.e. test higher network loads).
- Better support for systems with VMWare or VirtualBox installed (Network port detection).
Improved the Sound loopback test
- The Sound loopback test has been changed from mono to stereo.
- Very short tests are now possible (e.g. to verify correct cabling) down to about 4 seconds.
- Sound preferences now displays the waveform capable input and output devices on the system.
Improved the 3D test
- Higher load through higher resolution textures and objects now supported
- Improved the test for Intel integrated graphics cards.
Improved the USB test
- The USB 3.0 Loopback test has been changed to use a larger burst length to increase the USB system loading.
Improved the Video Playback test
- Additional error information now reported for the Video Playback test.
SYSTEM INFORMATION
- Separate Operating System descriptions for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
- Updated CPU system information for newer CPUs.
- Updated CPU features: AVX, AVX2, XOP, FMA3, FMA4
- Non-turbo CPU speeds now reported for Ivy Bridge (and later) Xeons.
- Minor CPU temperature reporting changes.
- System information added for newer AMD GPUs.
- Added disk volume GUID information
- System information memory SPD improvements:
- BurnInTest now reports memory modules greater than 32GB.
- Increased the number of reported memory modules from 16 to 32.
- Improved memory device information (support for DDR3 SPD revision 1.2 and 1.3).
- Broader range of hardware supported.
- Added reporting on Battery information to BurnInTest Pro (without the need of BatteryMon).
REPORTING
- The test configuration details can now be saved to a text report (File->Save Test Configuration Text As...) or to an Activity level 1 trace log file. This can help record the test configuration of a test run or be used to check the test configuration.
- A statistics report has been added to log test monitoring data in a CSV (Comma Separated Variable) format for post test analysis. Currently this includes data logging for temperature, fans* and voltage*. *3rd party HMonitor or SpeedFan software is required to monitor fans and voltage.
- Added fields to the Customer Test Certificate: System model, Motherboard manufacturer and Motherboard serial number.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
- Pre-tests may now be run directly or scripted to run without a main body of tests. For example, a webcam pre-test and touchscreen plugin pre-test may be run with no other tests.
- On double clicking a result on the Results window, if there is no error then the test description in help is displayed instead of the error descriptions.
- Background watermark on System Information page, so that at a glance it is obvious whether BurnInTest V7.x or V8.x is running.
- Tested and documented network PXE booting a Windows image with BurnInTest
[UPDATE]: The final release of BurnInTest V8 is now available.
Final list of changes
http://www.passmark.com/download/bit_download.htm
Downloads
http://www.passmark.com/download/bit_download.htm
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