How to Test A New Motherboard and CPU

Whether you’re a system administrator managing critical servers, a developer pushing the boundaries of software, or an enthusiast fine-tuning your personal workstation, understanding how to effectively stress test and benchmark your Linux CPU is par

If you need to test your application’s performance under high CPU load, consider using application-specific load testing tools. In conclusion, cpustres can be a handy tool for validating...

The way most people do it is to run something that does a load of processing - I was recommended superpi, though hyperpi might work better for a modern system. Calculate absurdly large value of pi, and it'll effectively run the processor at full load.