EFD Software's HD Tune is described on the company's web site as such:
"HD Tune is a hard disk utility with many functions. It can be used to measure the drive's performance, scan for errors, check the health status (S.M.A.R.T.), securely erase all data and much more." The latest version of the benchmark added temperature statistics and improved support for SSDs, among a few other updates and fixes.
We saw some relatively higher latency in the read test here, but other than that the OCZ VX500 series drives performed well. The Samsung drive took the top spot overall, however.
