Memtest86+ 8.10 Improves Support For Newer Hardware
Memtest86+ 8.10 has been released with improved support for newer hardware, including modern x86_64 processors and upcoming CPU architectures. The update adds full x2APIC support, ensuring compatibility with future SMP systems, and enhances platform support for Intel Lunar Lake and Panther Lake. Additional improvements include better cache and RAM bandwidth measurement, LoongArch 64-bit updates, and a unified binary for both UEFI and legacy boot systems.
- ▪Memtest86+ 8.10 introduces full x2APIC support for newer x86_64 processors as xAPIC is phased out.
- ▪The release improves compatibility with Intel Lunar Lake and Intel Panther Lake platforms.
- ▪Better bandwidth measurement for CPU caches and RAM is now available.
- ▪Support for Clang/LLD toolchain has been added, along with fixes for GRUB and SecureBoot issues.
- ▪A single binary now supports both UEFI and legacy boot systems.
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Memtest86+ 8.10 Improves Support For Newer Hardware Written by Michael Larabel in Free Software on 16 May 2026 at 02:37 PM EDT. Add A Comment Memtest86+ 8.10 is out today as a significant update to this legendary open-source RAM testing software. With Memtest86+ there is now support for using x2APIC as found with newer x86_64 processors since xAPIC is soon to be deprecated. Memtest86+ now fully supports x2APIC to ensure the SMP support will continue working on the very latest and future CPUs. For now Memtest86+ continues defaulting to maximum 256 CPU threads but x2APIC will ultimately allow for elevating that limit once the stack usage is evaluated. The Memtest86+ 8.10 release also provides better support for Intel Lunar Lake and Intel Panther Lake platforms.
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