

Since then, there have been more than a dozen new versions released. However, some of the testing algorithms used have been under development since 1981 and were previously implemented on Dec PDP-11, VAX-11/780 and Cray XMP (an old super computer) architectures. MemTest86 (without the plus) was originally developed by Chris Brady (BradyTech Inc) with a first release in 1994. Starting at $44.With the release today of MemTest86+ V6 I thought it would be good to do a comparison between MemTest86 V10 and MemTest86+ V6.įirst, there are confusingly two different MemTest86 packages, with pretty much the same name The free edition contains the features displayed above. Version History for Memtest86 Free Edition:


It boots from a USB flash drive or DVD and tests the RAM in your computer for faults using a series of comprehensive algorithms and test patterns. Memtest86 Free Edition is a memory testing software for computers.
