HD Tach AlternativesBenchmark Tools and other similar apps like HD Tach

HD Tach is described as 'Low level hardware benchmark for random access read/write storage devices such as hard drives, removable drives (ZIP/JAZZ), flash devices, and RAID arrays. HD Tach uses custom device drivers and other low level Windows interfaces to bypass as many layers of software' and is a Benchmark tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to HD Tach for Windows, Web-based, PortableApps.com and Mac. The best HD Tach alternative is CrystalDiskMark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HD Tach are HD Tune, UserBenchMark, Macrorit Disk Scanner and ATTO Disk Benchmark.

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  1. CrystalDiskMark icon

    CrystalDiskMark

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    Versatile benchmarking utility to assess drive performance, offering rapid sequential/random speed tests, easy-to-read results, multilingual support, and more, all in a free package.

    41 CrystalDiskMark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    CrystalDiskMark is too dependent on where the OS decides to place the file, On a disk that's nearly full, it can place it near the end where the performances is much slower that at the beginning of the disk

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • CrystalDiskMark is the most popular Windows alternative to HD Tach.

    • CrystalDiskMark is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to HD Tach.

    • CrystalDiskMark is Free and Open SourceHD Tach is Freemium and Proprietary
    • CrystalDiskMark is Lightweight and Privacy focusedHD Tach is not according to our users
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    HD Tune

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    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!.

    54 HD Tune alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. UserBenchMark icon

    UserBenchMark

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    UserBenchmark is a free all-in-one benchmarking application. Benchmark your CPU, GPU, SSD, HDD and USB Drives then compare results with other users and see which parts you can upgrade together with the expected performance improvements. CPU benchmarks bias toward Intel.

    48 UserBenchMark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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    • UserBenchMark is the most popular Web-based alternative to HD Tach.

    • UserBenchMark is Free and ProprietaryHD Tach is Freemium and Proprietary
    • UserBenchMark is LightweightHD Tach is not according to our users
  6. ATTO Disk Benchmark icon

    ATTO Disk Benchmark

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    The ATTO Disk Benchmark performance measurement tool is compatible with Microsoft Windows. Measure your storage systems performance with various transfer sizes and test lengths for reads and writes. Several options are available to customize your performance measurement...

    22 ATTO Disk Benchmark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. PassMark DiskCheckup icon

    PassMark DiskCheckup

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    PassMark DiskCheckup allows the user to monitor the SMART attributes of a particular hard disk drive. SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a feature on a computer's hard disk for providing various monitoring indicators of disk reliability.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Device info
     
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    AJA System Test

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    Aja System Test is an application included with all KONA cards which lets you tune your system to the same high standards that developers do for the best performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • AJA System Test is the most popular Mac alternative to HD Tach.

    • AJA System Test is Free and ProprietaryHD Tach is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Disk Bench

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    An example of the 'Copy File' test. This test was done with a MP4 video that is 204MB in size. Note that you can tell Disk Bench to delete the copyed file once the test is finished.
     
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    quietHDD

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    A tiny system tool to set hard disk's power saving and noise levels (AAM and APM values), especially useful with mobile disks that have strict energy saving settings set by defalt, causing heads to park randomly.

    6 quietHDD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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