Stress testing (computing)

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title: "Stress testing (computing)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["software-testing", "product-testing"] description: "Testing the stability of something by finding its breaking point" topic_path: "technology/software-engineering" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_testing_(computing)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Testing the stability of something by finding its breaking point ::

In computing, stress testing (sometimes called torture testing) can be applied to either hardware or software. It is used to determine the maximum capability of a computer system and is often used for purposes such as scaling for production use and ensuring reliability and stability. Stress tests typically involve running a large amount of resource-intensive processes until the system either crashes or nearly does

Hardware

Software

References

References

1. "Keep it stable, stupid! How to stress-test your PC hardware".

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