HD Speed Alternatives

HD Speed is described as 'Measures both sustained and burst data transfer rates of your hard disks, cd/dvd-roms, flash cards/sticks, floppys, etc. Realtime graphical display' and is a Benchmark tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to HD Speed for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and PortableApps.com. The best alternative is CrystalDiskMark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HD Speed are KDiskMark, HD Tune, Cross Platform Disk Test and Blackmagic Disk Speed Test.

HD Speed alternatives are mainly Benchmark Tools but may also be Hard Disk Benchmark Tools or Hard Disk Diagnostic Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of HD Speed.

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HD Speed

Free • Proprietary
Benchmark Tool
Windows

Measures both sustained and burst data transfer rates of your hard disks, cd/dvd-roms, flash cards/sticks, floppys, etc....

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CrystalDiskMark
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Free • Open Source
Benchmark Tool
Hard Disk Benchmark Tool
Windows
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41 alternatives to CrystalDiskMark
CrystalDiskMark is a small HDD benchmark utility for your hard drive that enable you to rapidly measure sequential and random read/write speeds.
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CrystalDiskMark Features
1. PortableCrystalDiskMark can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightCrystalDiskMark consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Configurable
KDiskMark
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Free • Open Source
Benchmark Tool
Hard Disk Benchmark Tool
Linux
17 alternatives to KDiskMark
A simple open-source disk benchmark tool for Linux distros.
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KDiskMark Features
1. LightweightKDiskMark consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Disk Monitoring
KDE
HD Tune
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Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Benchmark Tool
Hard Disk Benchmark Tool
Windows
57 alternatives to HD Tune
HD Tune is a hard disk / SSD utility with many functions. It can be used to measure the drive's performance, scan for errors, check the health status (S.M.A.R.T.), securely erase all data and more!.
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HD Tune Features
Read latency benchmark per drive offset
Linear read benchmark per drive offset
Hardware Monitoring
Quick/slow surface scan
Temperature Monitoring
Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
Cross Platform Disk Test
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
15 alternatives to Cross Platform Disk Test
Measuring storage performance (SSD, HDD, USB Flash etc.) and RAM speed across Windows, macOS, Linux and Android devices. Random and sequential throughput (read/write operations) is calculted in MB/s and can be compared in consistent and reliable manner between mobile and desktop...
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Cross Platform Disk Test Features
1. PortableCross Platform Disk Test can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
26 alternatives to Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
Disk Speed Test is an easy to use tool to quickly measure and certify your disk performance for working with high quality video! Simply click the start button and Disk Speed Test will write test your disk using large blocks of data, and then display the result.

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USBDeview
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
14 alternatives to USBDeview
Compare read and write speed of USB Flash drives: USBDeview is a small utility that lists all USB devices that currently connected to your computer, as well as all USB devices that you previously used.
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USBDeview Features
1. PortableUSBDeview can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
USB diagnostic
Uninstall devices
USB Device Management
InchWest DiskMark
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Paid • Proprietary
Benchmark Tool
Hard Disk Benchmark Tool
Mac
17 alternatives to InchWest DiskMark
Test the performance of your flash (pen/usb), solid state, hard disk drives in just 60 seconds.
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InchWest DiskMark Features
Hardware Monitoring
FlashBench (USB Flash Benchmark)
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
12 alternatives to FlashBench (USB Flash Benchmark)
test usb speed.

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Discontinued
Official website down since December of 2018, app can still be found on third party sites.
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Xbench
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Free • Proprietary
Benchmark Tool
Mac
23 alternatives to Xbench
Xbench was developed by Spiny Software to provide a comprehensive benchmarking solution for Mac OS X. Xbench is useful not only for comparing the relative speeds of two different Macintoshes, but also for optimizing performance on a single machine.

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Disk Bench
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Free • Proprietary
Benchmark Tool
Hard Disk Benchmark Tool
Windows
15 alternatives to Disk Bench
I want to know how fast are my disks really are, in a real life situations. Not in a synthetic benchmarking program that will display figures that I will never be able to meet.
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Disk Bench Features
1. PortableDisk Bench can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.

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CrystalDiskMark Features

KDiskMark Features

HD Tune Features

Cross Platform Disk Test Features

USBDeview Features

InchWest DiskMark Features

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