About Prime95
Prime95 is a stress-testing and benchmarking tool used to find Mersenne prime numbers. It's popular for testing CPU stability under heavy load, especially in overclocking.
Prime95 is a stress-testing and benchmarking tool used to find Mersenne prime numbers. It's popular for testing CPU stability under heavy load, especially in overclocking.
Prime95 is a stress-testing and benchmarking tool used to find Mersenne prime numbers. It's popular for testing CPU stability under heavy load, especially in overclocking.
| Publisher | Mersenne Research, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Version | 30.19b20 |
| License | GIMPS free software license |
| Installer type | zip |
| Architecture | x86, x64 |
| Package ID | mersenne.prime95 |
winget install --id=mersenne.prime95 -ewinget upgrade --id=mersenne.prime95 -ewinget uninstall --id=mersenne.prime95 -eYes, Prime95 is free to download and use on Windows.
The latest version is 30.19b20.
The download button links to the official installer published on download.mersenne.ca, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with d9475f2ff3f4a6a701abc49a86a66126cb48abd10bda6fa87039d98fa8756bca.
Prime95 runs on Windows and is available for 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64) systems.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Prime95 and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=mersenne.prime95 -e.
Yes. Prime95 is available as a portable ZIP archive (p95v3019b20.win64.zip, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.