Looking for a bootable USB stress test

Have parts for a new build OTW. Is there a bootable USB image out there that loads quickly and can test RAM and CPU after adjusting curve optimizer and RAM timing settings prior to OS install?

https://www.passmark.com/support/burnintest_winpe_builder.php

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Thank you.

You can stick multiple ISOs on a USB drive to boot from with Ventoy.

It’s also possible to install a full Windows install on a USB drive, using the Windows To Go option with Rufus: https://www.intowindows.com/rufus-to-create-windows-to-go-usb-drive/. I’ve found that switching to another system may sometimes require a shutdown, drive unplug and restart, but once it gets up it works great after that.

I basically have two old NVMe drives in USB adapters set up with the above for my testing/benchmarking.

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