HeavyLoad

3.9.1.354 Stress testing app for Windows

Fernando Ortega

Review: Program can simulate heavy loads on your PC to test its performance and stability.

Freeware PC stress testing software download, reviewed by Fernando Ortega
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Stress tests your GPU, RAM, CPU, disk drives and operating system features.

Heavyload is a freeware system stress tool that allows you to test the behavior of your PC when it's faced with low memory, low disk space, and high GPU or CPU usage.

The application has a user-friendly interface that displays charts showing the CPU usage, disk free space, available memory, and frames-per-second rate. This allows you to view the evolution of these indicators in real-time, both before and during the simulation.

With Heavyload, you can set the application to perform tests continuously or end them automatically after a predefined time. You can pause the process at any time, especially if your system starts becoming non-responsive. For the UI and the display of graphs, you can select the time interval to update the statistics display.

Testing your CPU and GPU for reliability

This stress testing application allows you to carry out personalized performance tests, where the testing methods can be customized to your liking, and you can set the program to simulate a full load on the CPU or just a specified number of cores.

The reliability of the graphics card processor is tested by running a 3D rendered graphic application, so you can see how it behaves under heavy load. The application also enables you to perform physical and virtual memory tests by setting the allocation speed and a usage limit, under which the simulation stops.

You can also test your SSD and HDDs

The program can also perform disk space tests by writing a test file to the hard disk at adjustable speed and enabling you to set the free space threshold. When the user-defined limit is reached, the test file is overwritten to lower disk usage. Heavyload comes with an option to simulate multiple simultaneous accesses of files and folders on all local disks, allowing you to test the hard disk capabilities.

So to sum it up

All in all, Heavyload is an excellent benchmarking tool that allows you to stress all the system resources and bring your computer to its limits. Whether you're looking to see if your PC runs reliably (when you use it intensively) or just want to test the overall performance of your system, Heavyload is both a reliable and visually appealing app for the job. The real-time information it displays in graphical format is definitely a plus.

Features of HeavyLoad

  • Customizable tests: Allows you to set the program to perform the tests continuously or end them automatically after a predefined time and customize the testing methods to simulate full load on the CPU or just a specified number of cores and choose the thread priority.
  • Disk space test: Performs disk space tests by writing a test file to the hard disk at adjustable speed and allowing you to set the free space threshold.
  • Easy to use: Has a user-friendly interface that makes it easy to use.
  • GPU reliability test: Tests the graphics card processor's reliability by running a 3D rendered graphic application and viewing how it behaves under heavy load.
  • Hard disk capabilities test: Simulates multiple simultaneous accesses of files and folders on all the local disks, to test the hard disk capabilities.
  • Memory test: Enables you to set the allocation speed and usage limit for the physical and virtual memory test and stops the simulation when the user-defined limit is reached.
  • Pause functionality: Allows you to pause the process whenever you want and select the time interval to update the statistics charts.
  • Real-time charts: Displays charts that describe the CPU usage, disk free space, available memory and frames-per-second rate, allowing you to view the evolution of these indicators before and during the simulation.
  • System stress tool: Brings the computer to its limits by stressing all the system resources and viewing whether the PC runs reliably when used intensively.

Compatibility and License

HeavyLoad is provided under a freeware license on Windows from benchmark software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 3.9.1.354 is the latest version last time we checked.

Is HeavyLoad for Windows 11?

Yes. It can run on a PC with Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.

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  1. HeavyLoad Download
  2. Free Benchmark Software
  3. PC Stress Testing Software
  4. Software for Windows 11
HeavyLoad has been picked by our editors as good software.
HeavyLoad has been tested for viruses and malware.
We have tested HeavyLoad 3.9.1.354 against malware with several different programs. We certify that this program is clean of viruses, malware and trojans.