Top 15 HD Tach Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

HD Tach is a low level hardware benchmark for random access read/write storage devices such as hard drives, removable drives (ZIP/JAZZ), flash devices, and RAID arrays. HD Tach uses custom device drivers and other low level Windows interfaces to bypass as many layers of software as possible and get as close to the physical performance of the device possible.

The trial version of HD Tach measures the sequential read speed (at various points on the device), the random access speed, interface burst speed and CPU utilization of the drive. The registered version adds sequential write testing.

1. 3DMark Vantage

3DMark Vantage 3DMark Vantage is a DirectX 10 benchmark test for Windows PCs. 3DMark Vantage includes two GPU graphics tests, two CPU tests and six feature tests. There are four presets covering a range of hardware from lightweight laptops to desktop gaming PCs.......

2. Phoronix Test Suite

Phoronix Test Suite Phoronix Test Suite is a free, open-source benchmark software for Linux and other operating systems developed by Phoronix Media with cooperation from an undisclosed number of hardware and software vendors.The Phoronix Test Suite has been endorsed by sites such as Linux.com, LinuxPlanet and has been called "the best benchmarking platform"......

3. PerformanceTest

PerformanceTest PassMark PerformanceTest benchmarks the speed of your PC computer hardware, then compares the result to other machines. Includes disk, 3D and CPU tests. Fast, easy to use, PC speed testing and benchmarking. PassMark PerformanceTest allows you to objectively benchmark a PC using a variety of different speed tests and compare......

4. PassMark DiskCheckup

PassMark DiskCheckup PassMark DiskCheckup allows the user to monitor the SMART attributes of a particular hard disk drive. SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a feature on a computer's hard disk for providing various monitoring indicators of disk reliability. If SMART is enabled on a hard disk, the system administrator can......

5. Victoria

Victoria Victoria - An experimental program to work with HDD. Victoria is a small application designed to assess performance, test and perform minor repairs to your IDE drive and SATA HDD. It's designed primarily for HDD repairmen in stationary conditions and is not intended to test the system hard drive. However,......

6. Roadkil's Disk Speed

Roadkil's Disk Speed Performs disk speed test and provided details about how fast your disks can transfer data. The information provided includes data transfer rate for linear reads, random read transfer rate and the seek time of the drive. An overall score is given so you can compare different brands of drives when......

7. Disk Throughput Tester

Disk Throughput Tester Disk Throughput Tester measures a disk's thruput under 32-bit Windows.......

8. Fresh Diagnose

Fresh Diagnose Fresh Diagnose is an utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, hard disk performance, video system information, mainboards information, andmore! Many languages!......

9. Peacekeeper

Peacekeeper See which HTML5 browser is the fastest browser with this free browser speed test. Test your PC, smartphone or tablet. Works with any browser on any device.......

10. Ashampoo MouseTracer

Ashampoo MouseTracer The Ashampoo MouseTracer tracks the distance a computer mouse travels on the screen and offers interesting information such as current speed or top distance.......

11. HideWin

HideWin HideWin sits in the system tray and enables you to hide any top-level window with its popup tray menu or an ALT+letter hotkey that it assigns automatically. It appears to be abandonware, but it is only 13KB and still works.......

12. Holo Launcher

Holo Launcher Simple, powerful, fast and highly customizable home replacement, based on KitKat Launcher.Unlike Apex Launcher or Nova Launcher, Holo Launcher can run on Froyo, Gingerbread, ICS and Jelly Bean.Basic Features:- Full ICS Style: ICS Icons, Folders, Outlines, Drawer Tabs, etc.- Custom Desktop Pages/Grid: Up to 9 desktop pages and 10 x......

13. checkreq

checkreq checkreq it's a free website service for PC game players. It tells you whether you can run a selected game on your computer. This web service gives you a possibility to find out if your computer passes the minimum or recommended requirements of a particular game. Apart from giving you......

14. 360desktop

360desktop 360desktop is free software that extends Windows as a 360 degree workspace, plus an online environment for creating interative 360 degree wallpaper, with a gallery and a widget platform, for sharing your favorite 360's with everybody.Features: extends the Windows desktop as a 360 degree workspace, online platform for creating interactive......

15. PC DOS

PC DOS IBM PC DOS (Acronym for International Business Machines Corporation Personal Computer Disk Operating System) was an operating system for the IBM Personal Computer, manufactured and sold by IBM from the 1980s to the 2000s. Before version 6.1, PC DOS was an IBM-branded version of MS-DOS. For versions 6.1 and later,......