Hd tach software was developed by simpli software inc. On december 5, 2011, citing the lack of time to devote to the project, simpli software formally announced on its website that hd tach had reached endoflife. Hd tach is a shareware software in the category miscellaneous developed by simpli software, inc it was checked for updates 31 times by the users of our client application updatestar during the last month. Below is a table that list programs that support hdc files. Hd tach is a lightweight software solution designed to help you perform a quick benchmark of your hdd and analyze results in a graph or a chart. Hd tach analizes the sequential reading and access speed in different points of the hd and it shows you the cpu usage. Seagate drive taps esata for xtreme speed network world.
Hd tach est le logiciel qui peut vous en dire plus. Seagates momentus xt hybrid solid state hard drive worth. Hdtach is another program that goes back some years but is free and. Try top software to test hard drive speed recoverit wondershare. Hd tach is a physical performance hard drive test that uses a special kernel mode vxd to get maximum accuracy by bypassing the file system.
This site is not directly affiliated with simpli software. Western digital 2tb caviar green power hard drive page 2. Hd tach is a software program for microsoft windows 2000 or xp that tests and graphs the. All trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Results were only slightly slower for hd tach, which reported 96. It was initially added to our database on 10292007. Overall, though, these times compare favorably with other ssds and hard drives ive tested see results below. Next, i tested the new drive with simpli software inc. Hd tach version 3 by simpli software should i remove it. Hd tune hd tach results samsung spinpoint t166 500gb.
Normally, the results are similar to those reported by atto. Hdc files can be encountered on all system platforms, including mobile, yet. It also logs the read speeds to a text file that you can load into a spreadsheet and graph to visually read the results of the test. In the hd tach tests the sequential read speed at the 250gb level for the 500gb 7200. I tested and retested and got virtually the same results every.
The companys website also had a forum with over 2000 user posts. In 2000 the company was acquired by oak technology, inc. The readwrite, random access, and burst speeds are all great for. Hd tach will test the sequential read, random access and interface burst speeds of your attached storage device hard drive, flash drive, removable drive, etc.
In addition to sequential read, hd tach tests the drives random access time. The hd tach software seems to be old or discontinued. The hdc file extension is associated with the hd tach, a benchmark tool for microsoft. While i was able to successfully test both read and write performance with the atto app.
Hd tach version 3 is a program developed by simpli software. The reports are shown throughout an easytounderstand chart and you can compare the performance of different hds and decide which one is working better. Simpli software s hd tach is described on the companys web site as such. The western digital green power 2 tb delivers impressive results in hd tach.
Hd tach reads from areas all over the hard drive and reports an average speed. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 3. Windows 2000 and xp users will find that hd tach 3. A scheduled task is added to windows task scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times the schedule varies depending on the version. Wait for the test to complete then check the results. The hdc file type is primarily associated with hd tach by simpli software inc. All drive technologies such as scsi, ideata, 94, usb, sata and raid are supported. Hd tach 3 is a complete rewrite of the tach benchmarking engine for windows 2000 and windows xp.
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