drive speed tests
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drives test results
drive name | model number | USB ID or other unique ID | write speed in MB/s | read speed in MB/s |
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SanDisk Cruzer 16GB | model:SDCZ36-016G | usbid:0781:5530 | w:3.73 | r:18.91 |
Transcend Information OCZ Diesel 4GB | model: | usbid:1307:0165 | w:3.51 | r:23.76 |
OEM 2GB | model: | usbid:13fe:1f00 | w:10.27 | r:17.50 |
Cisco Linksys Connect Easy Setup Key 1GB | model:NK2 | usbid:13b1:002e | w:6.64 | r:15.58 |
Seagate Momentus 7200.3 | ST9160411ASG | Serial Number: 5TG0K2CB Firmware Revision: DE17 | 44.83 | 78.78 |
trivial benchmark tool
alias test-drive-speed='dd if=/dev/zero of=test_data.bin oflag=dsync conv=fdatasync bs=8388608 count=16 2>&1 | grep "bytes" | cut -f1,6 -d" " | awk '\''{printf ("write-speed: %7.2f MB/s, ", $1 / $2 / (1024*1024))}'\'' && dd if=test_data.bin iflag=direct conv=fdatasync of=/dev/null bs=8388608 count=16 2>&1 | grep "copied" | cut -f1,6 -d" " | awk '\''{printf ("read-speed: %7.2f MB/s\n", $1 / $2 / (1024*1024))}'\'''