The CD Tach, DVD Tach and HD Tach code has not been updated in a meaningful way for over 4 years. Simpli Software has started a complete rewrite of the HD Tach benchmark. This will be followed by a new optical benchmark that will include CD and DVD writing. We are also committed to providing additional independently developed storage utilities - if your company needs a storage utility, for example a multi-drive benchmark or burn-in utility, please contact us.
We invite members of the general public, media and OEM hardware companies to contact us using our online forums with comments on the current HD Tach and desired features in a future HD Tach. New versions of our benchmarks will continue to allow free non-commercial use, however, as before advanced features will only be available in a registered or commercial version.
If you would like to comment on the new benchmarks but do not wish to do so in the Forums, please contact us using the email link from the Ordering and Support page.
As development continues we will post whitepapers describing the algorithms used in the new benchmarks.