Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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"For example, a simple script that runs a stable set of instructions in a tight loop would load 100% in task manager, but it won't mean the CPU is doing anything useful."

Define "useful". If nothing else, it was stable enough to run 4 cores at a high load factor. Given the fact that it had booted into windows enough to do this, shows a fair amount was working and was stable.