

This is going to make CDM a much more useful tool.įigure 2: CrystalDiskMark 7.0 Beta4 – Default Profileįigure 4: CrystalDiskMark 7.0 Beta4 – Peak Performance + Mix ProfileĢnd Generation Intel Optane DC SSDs Coming in 2020 You can also choose from different testing profiles, which essentially let you do similar testing compared to running Microsoft DiskSpd natively. These include displaying IOPS and latency information in the main GUI. If you have any Samsung SSDs in your system, you really should have their Magician software, especially for obtaining and installing firmware updates.ĬrystalDiskMark 7 Beta 4 is available, with many new features along with additional testing and display modes. I have noticed that it takes longer to startup and scan your drives compared to the previous version. This release has a completely new user interface, and quite a bit of additional functionality. Samsung has released a new version of Samsung Magician, which is now version 6.0.

Useful Utility/Benchmark Software Updates It also can just be technically related items that I find interesting. It covers interesting new hardware and software developments that are generally relevant for SQL Server). (Glenn’s Technical Insights… used to be part of our bi-weekly newsletter but we decided to make it a regular blog post instead so it can get more visibility.
