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.
The Toshiba XG5 offered middling performance in the various HD Tune tests. The drive's burst rate was near the top, but the rest of the numbers were in the middle of the pack.
