HD / SSD Benchmarking software?
I have an Asus Netbook which I find to be ideal to tote around with me. It shipped with a Seagate ST980811AS 80Gb hard drive which I monitor using S.M.A.R.T. - and this shows that the disk is running very hot.
The recommended S.M.A.R.T. max operating temperature is 42 deg C, and manufacture's max operating temperature is 60 deg C - and S.M.A.R.T. is showing an operating temperature of about 52 deg C - and is also showing some bad sectors.
This could be a faulty drive - or it could be poor heat dissipation design by Asus. Whatever - the system is also (needless to say) out of warranty.
I am proposing to sidestep this issue by replacing the disk with an SSD unit (probably a Kingston 64Gb unit if the supplier can ever get his ducks in a row and actually ship it).
Now - it would be interesting for me to benchmark the existing drive and then the new drive (when it eventually arrives) - but it seems that benchmarking disk drives is not for the faint of heart or ill-informed.
I have discovered one piece of software (CrystalDiskMark 3.0) which seems to do the job - but my question is: can anyone suggest any other disk benchmarking software that might help? Preferably S/W they have personally used and can endorse!
(In the certain expectation that someone out there will come up with one or more suggestions!)