An update to open source memory testing toolMemtest86+has been rolled out delivering a handful of updates and bug fixes - and lifting the application to the v7 milestone. The newly released update lets users of Memtest86+ display live memory timings on systems using Intel Core CPUs from the 1st to the 14th generation, and provides preliminary ECC (Error Correction Code) on some AMD Ryzen CPUs. We last reported on Memtest86+two years ago, when this storied testing tool received its first update since the early 2000s.
We have released Memtest86+ v7! 🎉 Now with live RAM settings displayed (supported on Core 1st to 14th Gen & AMD Ryzen CPUs) and preliminary ECC support (supported on some Ryzen CPUs). Give it a try at https://t.co/MipBsft8Mm 👍June 24, 2025
Memtest86+ V6 was remade from scratch, which naturally precipitated plenty of necessary updates. Thanks to the new coding, Memtest86+ is getting updated and optimized more regularly and seems to be back on track.
The V7 changelog includes a few additions and updates along with optimization fixes:
Memtest86+ is a highly trusted and reliable memory stability diagnostic tool. This memory testing tool is OS agnostic as it’s installed in aUSB driveand then the user boots their system using it, like a Windows installation via USB. This is an open-source project not to be confused with PassMark’s MemTest86, the latest version of which needs to be purchased and was last updated in October 2023.
Thanks to Memtest86+’s simplicity, users can easily narrow downRAMissues to a particular memory module or DIMM slot. Many overclockers with different skill sets also love this tool as it allows them to find that perfect tuned setting and voltage to have a stable overclocking RAM configuration.
Testing memory from an independent primary boot device is a requirement of the app, as it allows Memtest86+ to access the full extent of your hardware resources without hindrance. Running the tool like this also ensures stability, and doesn’t interfere with normal system operation, while it generates error codes indicating unstable RAM during stress testing.
Depending on your system’s memory size and speed it might take a while for Memtest86+ to complete a few full passes. Therefore some thorough system checks can take a few hours and even days, depending on the user’sCPUand RAM configuration.
Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox.
Memtest86+ provides installable ISOs for the USB drive either through a Windows installer or a Linux ISO which is then installed using tools likeRufus, both with 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The new version can be downloadedfrom here.
Roshan Ashraf Shaikh has been in the Indian PC hardware community since the early 2000s and has been building PCs, contributing to many Indian tech forums, & blogs. He operated Hardware BBQ for 11 years and wrote news for eTeknix & TweakTown before joining Tom’s Hardware team. Besides tech, he is interested in fighting games, movies, anime, and mechanical watches.
