▷ Aida64: what it is and what it is for

What is AIDA64 and what does it offer us?

AIDA64 is a system information, diagnosis and auditing application developed by the Hungarian company FinalWire. It is a software that runs on Windows, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Tizen, Chrome OS and Sailfish OS operating systems showing detailed information about the components of a computer system.

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The Everest line, the forerunner of what is now AIDA64 and designed by Lavalys, was discontinued after the acquisition of Lavalys by FinalWire, a private company made up of members who have been with AIDA since its inception and is located in Budapest, Hungary. Tamas Miklos becomes the CEO of FinalWire. After that, the main FinalWire product is AIDA64, which takes the place of Everest. AIDA64 is not free software, but commercial software limited to a 30-day trial version before you have to choose and pay for a version.

AIDA64 is taking leaps and bounds by adding a collection of 64-bit memory and processor benchmarks, optimized ZLib data compression, an improved set of fractal computational floating-point benchmark tests, a new CPU benchmark method, for determine the performance of the cryptographic hash value calculation and extend the hardware database to 115, 000 items.

All AIDA64 benchmarks are ported at 64 bits and use MMX, 3DNow !, and SSE instructions to emphasize the full potential of modern multi-core Intel and AMD processors. Customers who purchased Everest were eligible for a free upgrade to AIDA64 until October 20, 2010. AIDA64 is available in four editions: an Extreme edition for home / personal use, AIDA64 Engineer, AIDA64 Business, and AIDA64 Network Audit, all targeted professionals.

On March 5, 2015, FinalWire introduced an Android version of AIDA64. The main features are about displaying information about the SoC, CPU, screen, battery, temperature, WI-FI and cellular network, Android properties, GPU details, other device listings, and a list of installed applications, Codecs and system directories. A version for the Android Wear platform is also available. On May 8, 2015, AIDA64 was released for iOS and Windows Phone to celebrate the software's 20th anniversary. This year 2018, AIDA64 added support for new technologies, such as the new generation of Intel Core, AMD processors and Nvidia RTX Nvidia cards.

The new AIDA64 version implements optimized benchmarks for upcoming Intel Cascade Lake processors, adds fake Nvidia video cards, monitors sensor values on Matrix Orbital GTT displays, and is compatible with the latest AMD and Intel CPU platforms, as well as the new graphics and computing GPGPU Technologies from both AMD and Nvidia.

AVX-512 Benchmarks for Intel Cascade Lake processors Detection of fake Nvidia video cards Compatible with Cooler Master MasterKeys MK750 RGB LED keyboard Compatible with Matrix Orbital GTT and RoboPeak RPUSBDisp LCDSupport for SteelSeries Rival 600 RGB LEDSupport Aqua Aqua D5 Next and QuadroMotion Support WD GPU for AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and Radeon RX 59032 compatible processor groups

A very well organized interface so you don't miss out

The main functions of AIDA64 are accessible from the menu bar. Below the menu bar, we can find the toolbar, with which we can navigate through the pages. Located in the left column below the toolbar, the menu displays a list of hardware and software categories, the details of which open in the information windows on the right. The information window displays specific information for each category in the page menu. A right click on any individual item will copy the information from the page related to the clipboard.

AIDA64 shows us a lot of information about all the hardware in our system, so it is a great way to know perfectly what we have inside our PC. It is also very useful to check the compatibility with different APIs, such as DirectX 12 and Vulkan, in addition to all the versions of the drivers.

AIDA64 stress tests, the best for your CPU

AIDA64 stress tests offer several different options that can be configured to meet user needs. This app offers us a true memory stress test, a demanding cache load, and a runtime workload that doesn't use memory extensively. In other words, everything, nothing or nothing in between can be proven. The free version has a time limit, so the potential cost is the only real drawback we can imagine.

Multiple sensor readings can be recorded to disk, even while monitoring your measurements in real time. AIDA64 represents the data in a curve, it can show the instantaneous status in the Windows taskbar or send the sensor information to a third-party application.

AIDA64 with CPU and FPU and cache

If you thought turning everything on would really power your hardware, then you were wrong. Individual tests can produce high numbers on their own, but combining them only gives readings slightly above average. On the other hand, that's pretty typical of what you'd look like in real-world software.

AIDA64 with only CPU

All of these results are on the low end, in short, then, this may represent the maximum load generated by older applications, but certainly not the most demanding. If you are looking to test an older system by slowly increasing the load to its limit, you have a good place to start here.

AIDA64 with only FPU

Extreme FPU loading results in very high CPU socket and packet temperatures, resulting in the highest possible core reading. Consequently, this test works well to determine the limits of powerful cooling solutions.

AIDA64 with cache only

This test becomes more interesting by increasing the CPU cache size and surface area. The system memory also supports a somewhat higher load. Taken together, the AIDA64 cache workload is a good choice for long-term runs on overclocking systems with an emphasis on evaluating stability, rather than cooling performance.

AIDA64 memory only

The memory test of the software provides a more demanding load on the system RAM than any other utility, measured by the power consumption and the warmer temperature of the module. It is an excellent choice for evaluating the stability of a memory overclock alone or as a companion test combined with other workloads.

GPU and hard drives test

These tests are much less interesting than the previous ones, since there are specialized tools that are much better when it comes to testing these two components. Still, they are a good starting point to evaluate them.

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