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Iotop vs OpenSpeedTest

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

Iotop

Iotop

System & Hardware

Iotop is a Linux program that provides detailed monitoring of disk I/O usage by processes. It shows a table of current I/O usage with columns for process IDs, process names, type of I/O, bandwidth used, and more.

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OpenSpeedTest

OpenSpeedTest

Network & Admin

OpenSpeedTest is an open source internet speed test tool. It allows users to easily measure network throughput, latency and packet loss, and provides charts to track performance over time.

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