How do you benchmark a storage drive?

By Redrooster
April 15, 2019 in Storage Devices

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1055048-how-do-you-benchmark-a-storage-drive/

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Go to solution Solved by Wolly9102, April 15, 2019

2 minutes ago, Redrooster said:

title says it all

with this

https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NBLGGH4Z6F2

Posted April 15, 2019

title says it all

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Solution

2 minutes ago, Redrooster said:

title says it all

with this

https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NBLGGH4Z6F2

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https://www.atto.com/disk-benchmark/

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5 minutes ago, Redrooster said:

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For basic benchmarking, use CrystalDiskMark. It'll test bandwidth performance and 4K performance.

I have a blog! And a list of guides I've posted

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Crystaldiskmark.

And use crystaldiskinfo for health.

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