What's new in memtest86+ 5.01
Oct 1, 2013
- New Features:
- Added support for up to 2 TB of RAM on X64 CPUs
- Added experimental SMT support up to 32 cores (Press F2 to enable at startup)
- Added complete detection for memory controllers
- Added Motherboard Manufacturer & Model reporting
- Added CPU temperature reporting
- Added enhanced Fail Safe Mode (Press F1 at startup)
- Added support for Intel "Sandy Bridge-E" CPUs
- Added support for Intel "Ivy Bridge" CPUs
- Added preliminary support for Intel "Haswell" CPUs (Core 4th Gen)
- Added preliminary support for Intel "Haswell-ULT" CPUs
- Added support for AMD "Kabini" (K16) CPUs
- Added support for AMD "Bulldozer" CPUs
- Added support for AMD "Trinity" CPUs
- Added support for AMD E-/C-/G-/Z- "Bobcat" CPUs
- Added support for Intel Atom "Pineview" CPUs
- Added support for Intel Atom "Cedar Trail" CPUs
- Added SPD detection on most AMD Chipsets
- Bug Fixes:
- Enforced Coreboot support
- Optimized run time for faster memory error detection
- Rewriten lots of memory timings detection cod
- Corrected bugs, bugs and more bugs (some could remain)
New in memtest86+ 4.20 (Jan 26, 2011)
- New Features:
- Added failsafe mode (press F1 at startup)
- Added support for Intel "Sandy Bridge" CPU
- Added support for AMD "fusion" CPU
- Added Coreboot "table forward" support
- Bug Fixes:
- Corrected some memory brands not detected properly
- Various bug fixes
New in memtest86+ 4.10 (May 6, 2010)
- New Features:
- Added support for Core i7 Extreme CPU (32nm)
- Added support for Core i5/i3 (32 nm)
- Added support for Pentium Gxxxx (32 mn)
- Added support for Westmere-based Xeon
- Added preliminary support for Intel Sandy Bridge
- Added support for AMD 6-cores CPU
- Added detection for Intel 3200/3210
- New installer for USB Key
- Bug Fixes:
- Corrected a crash at startup
- Many others bug fixes
New in memtest86+ 4.0 (Sep 23, 2009)
- New Features:
- Major Architectural changes
- First pass twice faster (reduced iterations)
- Detect DDR2/3 brands and part numbers on Intel DDR2/3 chipsets
- Added detection for Intel "Clarkdale" CPU
- Added detection for Intel "Gulftown" CPU
- Added detection for AMD "Magny-Cours" CPU
- Added detection for Intel XMP Memory
- Added for CPU w/ 0.5/1.5/3/6/12/16/18/24MB L3
- Added "clean" DMI detection for DDR3/FBDIMM2
- Better detection of Integrated Memory Controllers
- Bug Fixes:
- Corrected detection for Intel "Lynnfield" CPU
- Corrected detection for AMD 45nm K10 CPU
- Solved crash with AMD Geode LX
- Complies with SMBIOS 2.6.1 specs
- Fixed compilation issues with gcc 4.2+
- Many others bug fixes
New in memtest86+ 3.5 (Feb 9, 2009)
- Limited support for execution with multiple CPUs was added.
- Support for detection of additional chipsets was added.
- Additions and corrections for CPU detection were made, including for the reporting of L3 cache.
- The information display was reworked for better readability and new information.
- Abbreviated iterations were introduced for the first pass.
- Enhancements were made to memory sizing.
- Miscellaneous other bugfixes were made.
New in memtest86+ 2.11 (Dec 23, 2008)
- This release adds support for the Intel Core i5 (Lynnfield) CPU, Intel P55 Southbridge, Intel PM45/GM45/GM47 Mobile chipset, and Intel GL40/GS45 Mobile chipset.
- It corrects DDR2/DDR3 detection on Intel x35/x45, corrects detection on some Core i7 CPUs, fixes a bug with some AMI BIOS (freeze at startup), and has various bugfixes.
New in memtest86+ 2.10 (Nov 16, 2008)
- Support was added for Intel Core i7 (Nehalem) CPU, Intel Atom Processors, Intel G41/G43/G45 Chipsets, Intel P43/P45 Chipsets, Intel US15W (Poulsbo) Chipset, Intel EP80579 (Tolapai) SoC CPU, ICH10 Southbridge (SPD/DMI), and Intel 5000X.
- A workaround was added for DDR3 DMI detection.
- The program is now fully aware of a CPU with L3 cache (Core i7 & K10).
- Intel 5000Z chipset detection, Memory Frequency on AMD K10, and cache detection on C7/Isaiah CPU were fixed.