USB Drive speed testing app with test options

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I know there is a benchmark in the Disk Utility app, but I need something with a few more options. Some of my USB Drives are exhibiting weird results which may be due to testing patterns etc, so some test options would really help me out (chunk size, flush buffer on every write, test size, data pattern / access pattern)

Any suggestions?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 04 '10 at 07:33

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iozone (sudo apt-get install iozone3) gives you a stupid level of config and detail. There's also bonnie++ but I think that has less use in this case.

answered Nov 04 '10 at 07:33

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 25 '13 at 23:11

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Open up a terminal window then type in:

sudo fdisk -l

to get the name of the partition and next:

sudo hdparm -Tt /dev/sda1

edited Dec 25 '13 at 23:11

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answered Dec 25 '13 at 22:41

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obviously use only one sudo at a time :D – Sipi Dec 25 '13 at 22:41

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 04 '15 at 16:57

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You can also try F3, from Michel Machado.

answered Mar 04 '15 at 16:57

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USB Drive speed testing app with test options

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