CrystalDiskMark

Website: CrystalDiskMark

CrystalDiskMark uses incompressible data files. We report the read and write results of the sequential and 4KB random tests of the primary (boot) drive.

PCMark 8 Storage Traces

Website: Futuremark

We've selected two benchmarks from PCMark 8's array of storage tests - the Battlefield 3 and Photoshop Heavy storage traces. These mimic real-world usage, for instance, loading a game and entering a save game or performing image editing. The final results are given in seconds.