ATTO Disk Benchmark, Crystal Disk and HD Tune

ATTO Disk Benchmark is a free software that performs simple tests of hard disk read and write in batch mode employing a Queue Depth (files in the queue) of 4.

CrystalDiskMark is a very useful software to measure performance in reading and writing sequentially (sequential) and random (random), thanks to full support for NCQ (Native Command Queuing) the order of the IOPS is optimized to improve performance input/output with a Queue Depth (file queue) of 32. This test allows to observe the behavior of the drive when transferring many small files.

HD Tune is a utility for hard disks and SSDs with many functions, can be used to accurately measure the performance of the drive for errors, to check the vital status of the drive, to erase data securely and much more. The version we use is the latest available at the moment and it's 4.60. The program is available in two versions, a freeware (HD Tune) and a paid version (HD Tune Pro). The second allows you to make even the writing test, but in our case they could not be carried out because the hard disk is also used for the operating system.

The hard disk testing showed normal performance; its peculiarity is that it provides an excellent compromise between power saving and performance.