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CrystalDiskMark vs Prime95

A side-by-side look at CrystalDiskMark and Prime95. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

CrystalDiskMark

CrystalDiskMark

System & Hardware

CrystalDiskMark is a disk benchmark software program for Windows. It measures sequential and random read/write speeds of hard drives, SSDs, USB drives, and memory cards.

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Prime95

Prime95

System & Hardware

Prime95 is a popular freeware program for testing computer hardware stability by running intensive calculations to stress test the CPU and RAM. It uses the prime number search algorithms to detect errors related to overclocking or faulty hardware components.

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