I have always been an enthusiast in computer hardware benchmark. Lately I been trying to increase my overall PC performance (both laptop and desktop).
A speedy and responsive system does not only take a fast processor, but also enough RAM and good harddrive.
CrystalDiskMark is one of the free benchmarking tool that you can download from http://crystalmark.info.
I have benchmark various storage media with CrystalDiskMark, my hard drives, USB flash drives, SD cards. And the table below will show you the result.
Most of the time my CrystalDiskMark setting is set at max 50MB test and run 3x. CrystalDiskMark will avarage the result
| Type | Maker | Unit | Capacity | Sequential Read (MB/s) | Sequential Write (MB/s) | Random Read 512KB (MB/s) | Random Write 512KB (MB/s) | Random Read 4KB (MB/s) | Random Write 4KB (MB/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD Card | AData | 2GB | 4.223 | 1.319 | 4.207 | 1.132 | 3.233 | 0.016 | |
| SD Card | Memorette | 2GB | 4.085 | 4.213 | 4.128 | 1.357 | 2.801 | 0.014 | |
| SDHC Card | Lexar | 2GB | 4.240 | 6.360 | 4.231 | 2.246 | 3.465 | 0.029 | |
| 3.5″ hard disk over an eSata Enclosure | Western Digital | WD1502FAEX | 1.5 TB | 102.267 | 99.281 | 56.421 | 71.049 | 1.117 | 1.717 |
| USB Flash drive | Verbatim | 2 GB | 12.696 | 4.537 | 12.584 | 1.358 | 5.425 | 0.030 | |
| 3.5″ hard disk | Seagate | ST3320620NS | 320.0 GB | 52.890 | 47.749 | 32.586 | 31.949 | 0.604 | 1.112 |
| 2.5″ hard disk over USB2.0 Enclosure | Seagate | ST9500420AS | 500GB 16MB Cache | 33.141 | 29.265 | 20.262 | 26.809 | 0.479 | 1.067 |
| 2.5″ hard disk | Seagate | ST9500420AS | 500GB 16MB Cache | 97.769 | 85.319 | 44.833 | 26.809 | 0.681 | 1.139 |
| 2.5″ hard disk | Seagate | ST95005620AS | Momentus XT 500GB + 32 MB Cache + 4GB SSD | 97.572 | 95.051 | 60.792 | 107.489 | 1.050 | 0.751 |
| 2.5″ hard disk | Western Digital | WD5000BEVT – 00A0RT0 | 500GB | 70.775 | 74.614 | 23.257 | 41.557 | 0.446 | 1.256 |
| 2.5″ SSD | Crucial | M4 SSD | 128GB | 256.4 | 171.3 | 226.3 | 142.5 | 14.15 | 20.83 |
| 3.5″ hard disk inside VMWare Workstation | Western Digital | WD5000BEVT – 00A0RT0 | 500GB | 32.018 | 24.076 | 9.777 | 16.341 | 0.101 | 0.753 |