Looking for specific benchmark software

basmic · 11 Nov 2006 at 22:03

I've seen it posted here, in OcUK, a few times. Basically it performs benchmarks, using different chunk sizes (ie: 16kb, 32kb...4mb etc).

I have used it before, and I probably have it in my download folder - but with no name that gives me a clue.

I just want the name of the software, or any other software, which can perform the said benchmark with different chunk sizes, under XP.

basmic · 11 Nov 2006 at 22:41

When I say benchmarks, I mean disk benchmarks - it read/writes/whatever certain chunk sizes to the disk, and tells you which is the best performing by means of a bar graph.

basmic · 12 Nov 2006 at 12:05

fumbles said:
HD Tach?

http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public/index.php?request=HdTach

No - you could specify what range of chunk (?) sizes it would test, and it would do it for you.

Damn, this is irritating!

basmic · 12 Nov 2006 at 13:53

Concorde Rules said:
Sandra does it IIRC

Not sure - I do recall Sandra being a massive download, though. I believe the program I had in mind was less than 500K in size, and was a standalone EXE - possibly it had help and configuration files in the same directory.

basmic · 12 Nov 2006 at 13:57

Just found it this very second - it's called ATTO Disk Benchmark. :cool:

basmic · 12 Nov 2006 at 14:12

ns400r said:
Why didn't you mention that it was for disk?

Try Atto disk benchmark.

basmic said:
When I say benchmarks, I mean disk benchmarks - it read/writes/whatever certain chunk sizes to the disk, and tells you which is the best performing by means of a bar graph.

basmic · 12 Nov 2006 at 14:20

MarcLister said:
He did. He said in an earlier post "disk benchmarks". I was just thinking he could give Atto disk benchmark a tryout. It might be what he's looking for.

*Edit* Damn you basmic. Too quick for me.

Got names of similar software, which will do a similar to ATTO?

It's primarily for testing a SCSI array I have in another machine (2x 9gb IBM drives).