Read world HD performance tester

[Vinny]

I want to test my HDs for read and write speeds. I see these reviews saying that HDs similar to mine (meaning same RPMs, size) reading and writing at speeds much faster than mine (or so it seems).

What's a good app to test my HDs and is there a database where I can find average performance benchmarks for HDs? I know TG has some but none of my HDs are on there.

 

[Doughbuy]

I/O meter:

http://www.iometer.org/

Many review sites use this program, it's free, and works fairly well.

 

[Heyyou27]

You can use PC Wizard for benchmarking all of your components, however the graphics test is extremely basic.

 

[gse1]

I don't know about databases but I find that HDTune is a fantastic tool for benchmarking and troubleshooting hard drives. It will do data transfer benchmarks, seek time benchmarks, full surface scans and display SMART values.

http://www.hdtune.com/