Drive Sector Tester

The hard disk is the most unreliable and one of the slowest components of a modern computer. This is why it should be kept in peak conditions and should be checked regularly for errors, as a faulty hard disk can slow down your computer and can even cause it to malfunction. Imagine that you need to test the speed of your hard disk, so that you can compare it to others and make a decision when you want to sell it and get a faster hard disk. In this situation, Windows cannot help you, as the operating system only includes tools for testing the hard disk for errors and not for performance problems.

Fortunately, there are several applications on the market which allow you to test your hard disk performance and compare it with others. One such application is Drive Sector Tester. This Windows program does not need to be installed, as it's enough to run the executable downloaded from the Internet. After running the application, the user will be presented with a simple and intuitive interface, in which he will first need to click on the "Scan Drives" button, so that Drive Sector Tester can detect all the available hard disks and partitions. The application is compatible with any kind of hard disk, no matter its size, and supports any type of partition.

After selecting the desired hard disk and partition, the next step is to configure the test process. Beginners can just leave the settings as they are and click on the "Start Test" button in order for Drive Sector Tester to start testing the performance of the hard disk. While the test is running, some real-time information will be displayed, like the minimum, maximum and average reading speed, but also the hard disk blocks which are being read by Drive Sector Tester. For making it even easier to view the performance level of the hard disk, the application can display it as a graph.