Jul 20, 2021
The best way to stress test the CPU is by using the sysbench tool. It runs multiple tests that emulate real-life scenarios such as system st
How to Stress Test CPU
Steps for stress testing CPU
Download the sysbench tool from the website.
Make sure your Linux distro is compatible first.
Determine how many threads you want to run (example: 1 worker thread and 2% of the total number of cores on that machine, or 16).
Run ‘sysbench –test=cpu –cpu-max-prime=20000’ and wait until it’s finished.
Repeat, using different numbers of thread and cores, and note how you hardware handles it.
The sysbench tool will run tests that emulate real-life scenarios such as starting up a system or running disk-intensive programs like databases.
