CrystalDiskMark

CrystalDiskMark user interface contains three options on the top,

• The first option is to choose the number of passes for each test, it ranges from 1 to 9 with the default value at 5.
• The second option is the size of the data, it ranges from 50MB to 32GB.
• The third option is the drive selection drop-down menu.

There are two types of tests that can be performed by the utility, which are:

1. Seq، preforms large operations each at a time (sequentially).
2. 4KB، performs small random operations.

Each test will contain two numbers, for example, 4KB Q32T1, where Q stands for Queues and T stands for Threads those two parameters can be changed by going to Settings => Queues &Threads.

After the setup is done you can start the test by clicking the All button to perform all the tests or click on individual test for a single test. The result will appear on the space next to the test for writing and reading, the result will be in MB/s. 

A good article that explains how to interpret the results is found here.

CrystalDiskMark Features

• Free and open source software.
• Simple and easy to use user interface.
• Support for a large number of languages other than English.
• Tests can be customized by the user in terms of size and the number of passes.

Download CrystalDiskMark

To get the latest version of CrystalDiskMark with a direct and fast download link via Downzen, then click on the download button on this page.

Another choice is to visit the official page of CrystalDiskMark and download it from there.