I've been trying to get an accurate figure of hard disk performance between two systems. The data from different tests varied to wildly. For instance, hdparm -tT reported a read test of 185MB/s. I ...

So I got a dedicated server from an el cheapo hosting. On paper it's so-so, powerful CPU, 2x3Tb HDDs, 32gb of RAM. However, it reeks of customer-grade hardware- not a big complaint- it's DIRT cheap ...

CrystalDiskMark is a small HDD benchmark utility for your hard drive that enables you to rapidly measure sequential and random 4KB/512KB read/write speeds.

We really like PCMark Vantage's HDD Performance module for its pseudo real-world application measurement approach to testing. PCMark Vantage offers a trace-based measurement of system response times ...