My HD Tune benchmark results don't seem right...

[fffblackmage]

So I recently bought a Samsung F4 2TB (HD204UI). I ran HD Tune and this is what I got.

Something doesn't seem quite right with those numerous dips. I've seen this before in a review, I think... but I don't remember what the problem might be.

 

[sub.mesa]

Try a higher blocksize, somewhere in the preferences? Or perhaps that option is available in the Pro suite only.

You may want to try AS SSD and CrystalDiskMark as well.

 

[fffblackmage]

I don't see any options to change anything for the free version I'm using.

Ran HD Tune again and got this:

Seems fine now...

I ran CrystalDiskMark and got this:

I guess there's nothing to worry about.

 

[tweakboy]

Seems right and your cluster size should be 4KB on a 2TB drive so that is proper.

Myself I had to manually change my cluster size to 512 bytes ... then I got the higher CrystalMarks and Passmarks like 30 to 40 percent higher scores by doing that. Then I read that this drive specs are 512 bytes,, soo ya,, too bad it doesnt format it to that by default a lot of people need to know this and put 512 bytes... when did that I get this its single platter F4 320GB as primary drive.

 

[Old Hippie]

Something doesn't seem quite right with those numerous dips.

The dips are usually something accessing your drive while it's being tested.

 

[sub.mesa]

Don't set cluster size to 512 bytes on a 4K drive; leave it at default (4K i think). Else it would massively slowdown.

@Tweakboy: you have F4 as well, but the 320GB F4 does not use 4KiB sectors; so your disk will differ from the 2TB F4 which does use 4KiB sectors.

 

[tweakboy]

Exactly yes sub.mesa you are correct. just go with the drive specs which is usually 4KB cluster size especially on a large 2TB drive. If you finger it and reduce it it might back fire and actually be a slower drive. So ya as Sub.Mesa said leave it alone default which is 4KB especially for a larger sized drive. thx gg