1 The cpuburn programs are designed to load x86 CPUs as heavily as
2 possible for the purposes of system testing. They have been
3 optimized for different processors. FPU and ALU instructions are
4 coded an assembler endless loop. They do not test every instruction.
5 The goal has been to maximize heat production from the CPU, putting
6 stress on the CPU itself, cooling system, motherboard (especially
7 voltage regulators) and power supply (likely cause of burnBX/MMX