DiskBoard

Spec sheet

Purpose

DiskBoard benchmarks drives, checks S.M.A.R.T. health, and lets users compare results in global rankings.Read 9 Oct 2026 · diskboard.com

Maker

DiskBoard is developed by Futonica.Read 9 Oct 2026 · diskboard.com

Benchmark caveat

DiskBoard reports that drive vendor RAM cache utilities can inflate benchmark results and says rankings exclude results that fail its physical-limit check.Read 9 Oct 2026 · diskboard.com

Benchmark tests

It offers sequential and random read/write tests with configurable file size, buffer size, thread count, and access pattern, plus live graphs.Read 9 Oct 2026 · diskboard.com

Distribution

Windows users can install from the Microsoft Store or download an MSI; macOS users can download the app or install it with Homebrew.Read 9 Oct 2026 · diskboard.com

Drive health

It displays drive-reported S.M.A.R.T. attributes including temperature, wear, and reallocated sectors for internal, external, and USB devices.Read 9 Oct 2026 · diskboard.com

Implementation

The maker says DiskBoard is built with bgfx and smartmontools.Read 9 Oct 2026 · diskboard.com

Known health limitation

DiskBoard says some USB bridge chips do not pass through S.M.A.R.T. commands, so some USB drives cannot report health.Read 9 Oct 2026 · diskboard.com

Rankings

Users can upload benchmark results and compare them with results for the same drive model or browse ranked drives.Read 9 Oct 2026 · diskboard.com

Supported macOS

The download page lists macOS 10.14+ and a universal binary for Intel chips and Apple silicon.Read 9 Oct 2026 · diskboard.com

Supported Windows

The download page lists Windows 10+ and an x64 binary for Intel and AMD chips.Read 9 Oct 2026 · diskboard.com

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Where Specifiction places it

• Disk Benchmark Software#16 of 297.5