I installed a new SSD on my laptop, and I am sure it's running slower than when it had an old HDD. I just need a non complicated software to read/write and output speeds?
I'm on LM Cinnamon now, but the laptop is on LM MATE
any simple software to test read/write speed on ssd?
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Re: any simple software to test read/write speed on ssd?
There are some fancy graphical tools, butfreshtamatic wrote: ⤴Sat Sep 22, 2018 2:39 pm I installed a new SSD on my laptop, and I am sure it's running slower than when it had an old HDD. I just need a non complicated software to read/write and output speeds?
I'm on LM Cinnamon now, but the laptop is on LM MATE
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time cp big-file to-file
$ sync
$ time sh timer.sh
timer.sh
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cp somebigfile tosomefile
sync
$ time sh timer.sh
real 0m0.715s
user 0m0.000s
sys 0m0.216s
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Re: any simple software to test read/write speed on ssd?
Oh boy. Too complicated for me, any GUI ones?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Re: any simple software to test read/write speed on ssd?
sudo hdparm -t --direct /dev/sda
for the correct /dev/sda is the basic sequential-read speed test, to be used to see if things are right or wrong at the lower levels. Just open the terminal and copy/paste that in.If it's a second-hand SSD, note that a firmware-level format will usually restore the drive to full working state if indeed you find that something's definitely wrong. I've had that happen with (almost) new Intel SSDs. Said formatting can be done through hdparm as well, but I tend to advise to stick the SSD in a Windows system and do so using the vendor-tool, especially since you can then first check for updated firmware as well.
Re: any simple software to test read/write speed on ssd?
Did you even look? Mint menu > Disks is hard to miss. Benchmark Disk option in the hamburger menu at the top.
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Re: any simple software to test read/write speed on ssd?
'gnome-disks' was the GUI one I thought of...
https://askubuntu.com/questions/87035/h ... erformance
Edit: have to unmount the partition/disk, which makes it far more complicated than it should be.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/87035/h ... erformance
Edit: have to unmount the partition/disk, which makes it far more complicated than it should be.
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Re: any simple software to test read/write speed on ssd?
Sorry hadnt looked at the menu, I ended up using it.
here are the results:
240 GB Disk — SanDisk SSD PLUS 240 GB [UF3000RL] (/dev/sda)
average sample: 100,0 MiB (104857600 bytes)
average read: 144,1 MB/s (100 samples)
average write rate: -
average access time : 0,85 msec (1000 samples)
Why no write rates? Isn't it slow?
here are the results:
240 GB Disk — SanDisk SSD PLUS 240 GB [UF3000RL] (/dev/sda)
average sample: 100,0 MiB (104857600 bytes)
average read: 144,1 MB/s (100 samples)
average write rate: -
average access time : 0,85 msec (1000 samples)
Why no write rates? Isn't it slow?
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Re: any simple software to test read/write speed on ssd?
KDiskmark. Dead simple with a nice and simple interace. Just press start and will go.