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.
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Apps similar to quietHDD include CrystalDiskMark, which is free and open source. Other options are HD Tune, HD Tach, sdparm and hdparm. In total there are seven Benchmark Tools like quietHDD for Windows, Linux and Mac.
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.




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!.




HD Tach is a 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...

Completely disable HDD APM or change APM values to prevent drive from parking its head, stop load/unload cycle count increasing and annoying drive ticking sounds.