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• ubuntu: jdiskmark_0.7.0_amd64.deb (sourceforge.net)
• rhel/fedora: jdiskmark-0.7.0-1.x86_64.rpm (sourceforge.net)
• macos*: jdiskmark-0.7.0.pkg (sourceforge.net)
• windows: jdiskmark-0.7.0.msi (sourceforge.net)
• archive: jdiskmark-0.7.0.zip (sourceforge.net)

JDK/JRE Requirements for Zip Release

• 0.6.3-current > jdk25
• 0.5.0-0.6.2 >jdk21
• 0.1-0.4 > Jdk8

Running ZIP Release on Linux

1. Verify you have correct version of java installed

PS C:\Users\james\Projects\jdm-java> java --version
java 21.0.1 2023-10-17 LTS
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 21.0.1+12-LTS-29)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 21.0.1+12-LTS-29, mixed mode, sharing)

~$ java -version
java version "1.8.0_05"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_05-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.5-b02, mixed mode)

1. Extract the zip and run

~$ unzip jdiskmark-v0.1-dist.zip
...
~$ cd jdiskmark-v0.1-dist
~/jdiskmark-v0.1-dist$ java -jar jDiskMark.jar

Notes

A jdm.properties file is created in <userhome>\.jdm\<version> that stores the last settings used.

Manually clearing the disk cache

Linux

sync && echo 3 | sudo tee /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches

MacOS

sudo purge

JDiskMark was developed with NetBeans 25 and it's source code is maintained on github

We hope you find this tool useful.

JDiskMark was modeled after DiskMark and CrystalDiskMark.

Here are reviews of other free benchmarking utilities:

1. https://www.raymond.cc/blog/measure-actual-hard-disk-perfomance-under-windows/view-all/
2. https://harddiskdirect.com/blog/5-best-third-party-tools-for-testing-ssd-and-hdd-performance
3. https://www.geckoandfly.com/23934/ssd-hdd-effective-read-write-speed/
4. https://storables.com/data-storage/solid-state-drive/13-top-applications-to-run-an-ssd-speed-test/
5. https://www.tech21century.com/hdd-ssd-drive-speed-test/

Share your Benchmarks with us Here

https://test.jdiskmark.net

Project Members:

• JSL Software (admin)
• James Mark Chan (admin)
• Jasmine Rodriguez (admin)
• Tyler Lui (admin)