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

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

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.

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

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

HD Tune - HD Tune Pro is a hard disk / SSD 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.