Prime 95 crashes almost instantly on Windows7 but passes in Windows 10

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structdjm

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recently built a new Ryzen 7 1800 system with dual boot - Win7&Win10.
Everything seems OK but when I use Prime 95 'Blend' to test it for stability the system crashes almost instantly in Windows 7, I am able to pass Prime95 'Blend' testing in Windows 10, with the same latest version of Prime 95 its 100% stable.

My main board is Asrock 370 taichi with BIOS 3.4, also tried 3.6 and beta 3.7 same results
Memory is at 2933Mhz and lowering it to 2133Mhz doesn't help, so I assume that's not the problem.
I will appreciate any help or sharing your experience with similar configuration.
 
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structdjm

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Prime95 is 64bit, as is OS. I tried the latest Prime95 64bit and its last 5 versions from there, all 64bit versions with same results, I think it must be a driver related to memory in windows 7 causing instability, but can't find the source
 
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The only other suggestion for Prime95 is to consult customer service from wherever you downloaded it. I don't know if there is any variability in the software from different sources, but you can try it from another source.

But the best solution is to just pick another stress test for that application. RealBench, Aida64, or Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (even though it is an AMD CPU?) are a few suggestions.
 
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Here is an article on that topic. There are a few challenges with using Windows 7. The article points out some difficulties with USB and others.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/11182/how-to-get-ryzen-working-on-windows-7-x64
 
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