Freeware, never used it so wont comment on it, size - 650KB :cool2:
**HD Tune is a hard disk utility which has the following functions: **
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[li]- Benchmark: measures the raw performance [/li]
[li]- Transfer Rate [/li]
[li]- Access Time [/li]
[li]- CPU Usage [/li]
[li]- Burst Rate [/li]
[li]- Hard Disk Health [/li]
[li]- S.M.A.R.T. Information (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) [/li]
[li]- Temperature [/li]
[li]- Power On Time [/li]
[li]- Copy text to clipboard [/li]
[li]- Copy screenshot to clipboard[/li]
[li]- Hard Disk information which includes firmware version, serial number, disk capacity, buffer size, transfer mode [/li]
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^^That’s very good compared to Samsung and the Seagate
The benchmarks i 've got on my Samsung and Seagate drives(both are identical 80GB drives with 2MB Cache and 7200rpm ) are
HD Tune: SAMSUNG SP0822N Benchmark
Transfer Rate Minimum : 30.4 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Maximum : 56.8 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Average : 46.6 MB/sec
Access Time : 13.8 ms
Burst Rate : 81.9 MB/sec
CPU Usage : 7.5%
HD Tune: ST3802110A Benchmark
Transfer Rate Minimum : 35.3 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Maximum : 73.8 MB/sec
Transfer Rate Average : 60.7 MB/sec
Access Time : 15.8 ms
Burst Rate : 79.9 MB/sec
CPU Usage : 8.6%
That proves one thing, Seagate’s much better than Samsung :S
PS : Guys, you dont need to post a screenie, just use the copy to clipboard button of HD tune and post it here. Like what me and hitman have done above.
Good score their mate