KDiskMark is an HDD and SSD benchmark tool with a very friendly graphical user interface.
KDiskMark with its presets and powerful GUI calls Flexible I/O Tester (fio) and handles the output to provide an easy to view and interpret comprehensive benchmark result.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Configurable block size, queues, and threads count for each test.
- Many languages support.
- Report generation.
Website: github.com/JonMagon/KDiskMark
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Developer: Dmitry Sidorov
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

KDiskMark is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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Hi Steve,
It looks like some wires got crossed somewhere.
The website link on this page point to Phoronix instead of KDiskMark.
Thanks, link fixed