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- Sat May 23, 2020 6:55 pm
- Forum: AmorphousMemoryMark
- Topic: Technical Details
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Technical Details
memmove()/bzero() measurements represent how well the OS (C library) optimized memmove()/bzero() functions for different CPU architectures. rep movsb/stosb measurements represent how well the ERMS feature is implemented on different CPU architectures. Intel only. temporal load/store measurements re...
- Sat May 23, 2020 6:54 pm
- Forum: AmorphousMemoryMark
- Topic: Memory Performance Tips
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Memory Performance Tips
Memory Performance Tips Use all available channels. If you have a Mac with a two-channel memory controller, use at least two memory modules so that two channels actually get utilized. Wikipedia: Multi-channel memory architecture. Use the fastest supported memory clock modules. If you have memory mod...
- Sat May 23, 2020 6:54 pm
- Forum: AmorphousMemoryMark
- Topic: FAQ: inconsistent random 4K write speed results
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FAQ: inconsistent random 4K write speed results
Q: Is there a non-Mac App Store version of AmorphousMemoryMark? A: No. AmorphousMemoryMark is only available on Mac App Store. https://apps.apple.com/app/amorphousmemorymark/id1495719766 Q: Why is the app icon so ugly? A: I wish I could draw, paint, design app icons, and more. I will replace it with...
- Sat May 23, 2020 6:53 pm
- Forum: AmorphousDiskMark
- Topic: FAQ: inconsistent random 4K write speed results
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- Views: 55184
FAQ: inconsistent random 4K write speed results
FAQ: inconsistent random 4K write speed results The five-second measurement duration time limit was added to ADM2.5 in order to avoid the impractically lengthy 4K read/write measurement time (many minutes and hours) on inherently slow hard drives, to avoid unnecessary writes on SSDs, and to be consi...
- Sat May 23, 2020 6:52 pm
- Forum: AmorphousDiskMark
- Topic: CAUTION: INTENSE READ/WRITE ACCESS DURING MEASUREMENT MAY TRIGGER A DEVICE FAILURE.
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CAUTION: INTENSE READ/WRITE ACCESS DURING MEASUREMENT MAY TRIGGER A DEVICE FAILURE.
=== DISCLAIMER === CAUTION: INTENSE READ/WRITE ACCESS DURING MEASUREMENT MAY TRIGGER A DEVICE FAILURE. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/84907/can-hard-drive-benchmark-apps-damage-your-hard-drive Keep in mind that it would be nothing but a coincidence if it would fail during the benchmark. h...
- Sat May 23, 2020 6:51 pm
- Forum: AmorphousDiskMark
- Topic: FAQ: how come write is faster than read?
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FAQ: how come write is faster than read?
i'm guessing the write cache on the storage device is contributing to this behavior. to be confirmed... fio exhibits the same issue. APPLE SSD SM0512F: Read: 26.8MB/s Write: 102MB/s $ fio --name=test --ioengine=posixaio --direct=1 --gtod_reduce=1 --bs=4k --iodepth=1 --size=500M --readwrite=randread ...
- Sat May 23, 2020 6:51 pm
- Forum: AmorphousDiskMark
- Topic: FAQ: unexpectedly slow performance
- Replies: 0
- Views: 40579
FAQ: unexpectedly slow performance
if other process uses the disk while you measure the disk performance, you get slower than expected performance. Time Machine : make sure Time Machine is not backing up (accessing the storage device). this usually happens every hour if you have Time Machine enabled. you can check the Time Machine me...
- Sat May 23, 2020 6:51 pm
- Forum: AmorphousDiskMark
- Topic: You may need to disable your antivirus software
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You may need to disable your antivirus software
some antivirus software may cache files on memory which causes the AmorphousDiskMark measurement to be inaccurate/useless. please try disabling your antivirus software to see if it helps the measurement result to be more reasonable or within a range of something you would expect from your storage de...
- Sat May 23, 2020 6:50 pm
- Forum: AmorphousDiskMark
- Topic: FAQ
- Replies: 0
- Views: 43249
FAQ
Q: Is there a Mac App Store version of AmorphousDiskMark? A: Yes. Here: https://apps.apple.com/app/amorphousdiskmark/id1168254295 Q: Why is the app icon so ugly? A: I wish I could draw, paint, design app icons, and more. I will replace it with something nicer at some point. i.e. hire an icon designe...
- Sat May 23, 2020 6:50 pm
- Forum: Sirds
- Topic: Sirds AppleScript sample
- Replies: 1
- Views: 29869
Sirds AppleScript sample
(* drop generate SIRDS AppleScript droplet for Sirds Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Katsura Shareware. All rights reserved. generates stereogram image files from image files/folders dropped on to this AppleScript droplet. *) property useCrossEyedView : false on processFile(aFile) tell application "Si...