IntelBurnTest - The Changelog

by AgentGOD
---------------------------v2.50
- Linpack binaries updated + patched for AMD CPUs
- Tested on more AMD systems
- Better compatibility with UAC-enabled systems
- Optimized GUI for less CPU overhead
- Officially supports Windows 7 x86 & x64
v2.4
- Optimized the unprecedented Xtreme Stress Mode
- Added latest Linpack binaries and patched for AMD CPUs
- Linpack binary 8-threads issue fixed by Intel
v2.3
- Added latest Linpack binaries and patched for AMD CPUs
- Added Xtreme Stress Mode (Right-click the "Start" button)
v2.2
- Now outputs result of test (success, failure, etc) in log
- Now outputs stress level tested in log
- Added "high", and "very high" stress levels
- Fixed a small bug that could've broken logging
- Added debug logging for troubleshooting (right-click logging checkbox)
v2.1
- Optimized error-checking code, reduces CPU overhead
- Now displays more accurate ending time
- Simplified graphical user interface further
- Improved color of captions in the GUI
- Added ability to override the number of threads for Linpack to use (as reques
ted by users)
- Added display of progress in the title bar
- Now outputs current time for each iteration to log file (hh:mm:ss)
- Now auto-scrolls output list to the bottom as results are outputted
- Fixed a GUI quirk
v2.0
- Completely re-coded from the ground up
- New, intuitive graphical user interface
- Windows Vista/7 Aero friendly
- Real-time result output
- Real-time error checking, auto-stops when error occurs
- Simplified stress level selection
- Easy copy of results to clipboard (right-click context menu)
- Built-in system freeze test (animated flame)
- Real-time free system memory display
- Uncluttered integrated title/status bar
- Added log results to file feature, with date and time, CPU/RAM info
- Displays total time taken to complete test at the end
- Correctly detects the maximum memory limit for x86 Windows
- Fixed a bug that caused testing memory to be limited to 6.1 GB
- New eye-catching icon
- Various bug fixes carried over from v1.93
v1.92
- Updated Linpack binaries to the latest
- Added check to make sure Linpack binaries were properly placed

v1.9
- Official Intel(R) support for Core i7 processors
- Fixed a bug that caused crashing when using a 32-bit OS and having more than
2 GB of memory free
- Changed interface colors for better visibility
- Revised "wordy" prompts
v1.8
- Updated Linpack binaries to October 2008, and patched for AMD compatibility
- Fixed crash triggered by using more than 2 GB of memory in 32-bit Windows
- Fixed a bug triggered by using more than the available memory in the system
- Added automatic compensation for memory selection for 32-bit Windows
- Added smart-allocation to disallow allocating more memory than possible, and
set it to the maximum possible when needed
- Added smarter error detection algorithm
v1.7
- Patched Linpack binaries, now compatible with AMD processors!
Note: these binaries can not be distributed without IntelBurnTest or the consen
t of this
program's author since the original idea was by the author, and the bina
ries
were patched by the author
v1.6
- Added updated 32-bit and 64-bit Intel(R) Linpack binaries from Intel(R) [Augu
st, Official]
v1.5.1
- Reverted to latest stable Linpack binaries upon request
v1.5
- Updated to latest Linpack binaries
- Updated credits section of readme
- Fixed a crashing bug when using new binaries
Note: This version will not accept older binaries, and older versions will not
accept the
new binaries. Each situation will cause the program to crash.
v1.4
- Fixed a bug with percentage display that resulted in displaying 0% instead of
the actual
pass rate
- Removed redundant prompt at the beginning asking if user wants to run the pro
gram
- Added customize option for selecting the stress level
v1.3
- Added automatic error-detection feature (choose at the beginning)
- Added elapsed time at the end
- Added updated 32-bit and 64-bit Intel(R) Linpack binaries from Intel(R)
v1.2
- First non-beta version
- Added automatic detection of total available physical memory
- Added ability to select testing stress level
- Added automatic detection of OS type (X86/X64) [Itanium is not, and will not
be supported]
- Further program optimizations applied

- Added more notes in the program for user-friendliness

- Added changelog
- Added credits section in readme (was missing before for some reason)
v1.1 beta
- Optimized memory equation (originally by Cronos) to use maximum memory availa
ble and leave
headroom to prevent memory paging