hdparm - hdparm - get/set ATA/SATA drive parameters under Linux

fio - Generate I/O for benchmarking, stress testing, verification or workload reproduction purposes.

Hdparm for Windows - Completely disable HDD APM or change APM values to prevent drive from parking its head, stop load/unload cycle count increasing and annoying drive ticking sounds.

CrystalMark - CrystalMark is a full included benchmark application that can be utilized for surveying the execution and capacities of a PC.

quietHDD - quietHDD tries to reduce the noise of your harddrive by modifying APM and AAM settings depending of the current power supply (Battery/Powered)

Iometer - As the Iometer Users Guide says, Iometer is an I/O subsystem measurement and characterization tool...