stress test
noun
: an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill)
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Our own testing revealed that the POCO F6 (Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) was able to beat the POCO F6 Pro (Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) for single-core CPU performance while staying competitive during GPU stress tests.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The headphones are durable and splash-resistant, showing no signs of loosening after our stress tests.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
In our testing, both the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 Pro and the 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 Max delivered smooth performance and playback after being put through stress tests (like editing 4K and RED Raw footage, as well as adding 3D effects).
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
Sierra Space—currently best known for its surprisingly satisfying inflatable space station module stress tests—announced its TCPS machine a little over a year ago with an eye to send a prototype up in 2025.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The headphones are durable and splash-resistant, showing no signs of loosening after our stress tests.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
In our testing, both the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 Pro and the 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 Max delivered smooth performance and playback after being put through stress tests (like editing 4K and RED Raw footage, as well as adding 3D effects).
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
Sierra Space—currently best known for its surprisingly satisfying inflatable space station module stress tests—announced its TCPS machine a little over a year ago with an eye to send a prototype up in 2025.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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