CrystalDiskMark
{{short description|Disk benchmark tool for Microsoft Windows}}
{{Infobox software
| name = CrystalDiskMark
| screenshot = 2024-04-14 14 22 25-CrystalDiskMark 8.0.5 x64 (Admin).png
| caption = CrystalDiskMark 8.0.5 x64 testing a RAM disk
| developer = Noriyuki Miyazaki
| released = {{Start date and age|2007|1|31}} (BSD 3-Clause)
| latest release version = 8.0.6{{Cite web|url=https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskmark/crystaldiskmark-history/ |title=History|website=Crystal Dew World [en]|date=20 November 2024|orig-date=February 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2025-02-13}}
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2024|11|20}}
| programming language = C++
| operating system = Microsoft Windows
| size = 4 MB
| language = English, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, etc.
| language count = 44
| license = MIT license
| website = {{URL|https://crystalmark.info/en/}}
}}
CrystalDiskMark is an open source disk drive benchmark tool for Microsoft Windows from Crystal Dew World. Based on Microsoft's MIT-licensed Diskspd tool,{{cite web |title=CrystalDiskMark |url=https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskmark/ |website=Crystal Dew World [en] |date=12 January 2018 |accessdate=6 April 2019 |quote=CrystalDiskMark 4-6 uses Microsoft DiskSpd (The MIT License).}} this graphical benchmark is commonly used for testing the performance of solid-state storage.{{cite web |title=Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe SSD review: Top-tier performance for a song |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3323075/adata-xpg-sx8200-pro-nvme-ssd-review.html |website=PCWorld |accessdate=6 April 2019 |language=en |date=14 December 2018}}{{cite web |title=Microsoft Surface Go with 64GB eMMC storage – How much slower is the $399 model? |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/surface-go-64gb-emmc-speed-test |website=Windows Central |accessdate=6 April 2019 |language=en |date=2 August 2018}} It works by reading and writing through the filesystem in a volume-dependent way. It generates read/write speeds in sequential and random positions with varying numbers of queues and threads.{{cite web |title=Main Window |url=https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskmark/crystaldiskmark-main-window/ |website=Crystal Dew World [en] |date=2 February 2018 |accessdate=6 April 2019}} Solid-state drives tend to excel at random IO, as unlike hard drives, they do not need to seek for the specific position to read from or write to.{{cite web |url=http://h41112.www4.hp.com/promo/blades-community/eur/en/library/weekly_comment/081027_HP-SSD-part2-v2_clean.pdf |title=Understanding Solid State Drives (part two – performance) |publisher=HP |date=2008-10-27 |accessdate=2011-07-06}}
There is a macOS clone version of it called AmorphousDiskMark developed by Katsura Shareware, named after the non-crystalline amorphous state of solids.{{cite web |title=AmorphousDiskMark for macOS - measures storage read/write performance |url=http://www.katsurashareware.com/pgs/adm.html |website=katsurashareware |accessdate=6 April 2019}}
CrystalDiskInfo
{{Infobox software
| name = CrystalDiskInfo
| screenshot = CrystalDiskInfo printout - TOSHIBA HDWR480.png
| caption = CrystalDiskInfo showing the hard drive's health condition and the SMART values
| developer = Noriyuki Miyazaki
| released = {{Start date and age|2008|5|22}} (BSD 3-Clause)
| latest release version = 9.5.0{{Cite web|url=https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/crystaldiskinfo-history/ |title=History|website=Crystal Dew World [en]|date=20 November 2024 |language=en-US|access-date=2025-02-13}}
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2024|11|20}}
| repo = https://github.com/hiyohiyo/CrystalDiskInfo
| programming language = C++
| operating system = Microsoft Windows
| size = 5 MB
| language = English, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, etc.
| language count = 44
| license = MIT license
| website = https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/
}}
CrystalDiskInfo is an MIT-licensed S.M.A.R.T. utility for reading and monitoring disk drive status. Like CrystalDiskMark, this tool is designed with an emphasis around solid state devices, supporting NVMe connections in addition to the usual PATA and SATA. Other features include Intel RAID support, e-mail and sound warnings, and AAM/APM adjustment.{{cite web |title=CrystalDiskInfo |url=https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/ |website=Crystal Dew World |date=12 January 2018 |accessdate=6 April 2019}}
AmorphousDiskMark
It is a port of CrystalDiskMark for Mac OS X, published by Katsura Shareware,{{Cite web|url=https://katsurashareware.com/pgs/adm-j.html|title=AmorphousDiskMark - ストーレジデバイスの性能を MB/s と IOPS で測定|first=Hidetomo|last=Katsura|website=katsurashareware.com}}{{cite web|url=http://forest.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1026606.html |title=Mac版「CrystalDiskMark」？ ベンチマークソフト「AmorphousDiskMark」が公開 |date=26 October 2016 |publisher=窓の杜}} developed by Twitter user polydron.{{Cite web |last=hiyohiyo |date=2016-10-30 |title=AmorphousDiskMark – Crystal Dew Blog |url=https://crystaldew.info/2016/10/30/amorphousdiskmark/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Crystal Dew Blog |language=ja}}
AmorphousMemoryMark
It is a memory benchmarking programme for Mac OS X that uses CrystalDiskMark's user interface.{{Cite web|url=https://www.katsurashareware.com/ja/amorphousmemorymark/|title=AmorphousMemoryMark - メモリモジュールの性能を GB/s で測定|first=Hidetomo|last=Katsura|website=katsurashareware.com}}
Marketing
=Suisho Shizuku=
Suisho Shizuku ({{langx|ja|水晶雫}}), illustrated by Kirino Kasumu ({{langx|ja|桐野霞}}) of Hermit Penguin,{{Cite web|url=http://kirino.moo.jp/?page_id=1363|title=2012 works – hermit penguin|date=May 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527132606/http://kirino.moo.jp/?page_id=1363 |archive-date=27 May 2016 }}{{Cite web |last=Kasumu |first=Kirino |date=2015-06-16 |title=Crystal Drop |url=http://kirino.moo.jp/?page_id=1593 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407010711/http://kirino.moo.jp/?page_id=1593 |archive-date=2016-04-07 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Kirino Kasumu Official Website |language=ja}} produced by Bellche Tachibana ({{langx|ja|橘べるちぇ}}), and voiced by Hiromi Igarashi of Mausu Promotion,{{Cite web |last=Tachibana |first=Bellche |title=I live my life the way I want to. |url=http://www.bellche.com/oss/shizuku |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428173702/http://www.bellche.com/oss/shizuku |archive-date=2017-04-28 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.bellche.com |language=ja}} is Crystal Dew World's first mascot, introduced in CrystalDiskMark 3.0.2 in 2012-10-26 as separate release.{{Cite web|url=http://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskmark/crystaldiskmark-history/|title=History - Crystal Dew World [en]|date=February 1, 2018|website=crystalmark.info}}{{cite web|url=http://crystaldew.info/2012/10/26/crystaldiskmark-3-0-2/ |title=CrystalDiskMark 3.0.2 Shizuku Edition |publisher=Crystal Dew Blog}} The character's own website was announced in 2014-01-10.{{Cite web|url=http://suishoshizuku.com/2014/01/10/open/|title=水晶雫.com|date=January 10, 2014|website=SuishoShizuku.com}} The character's Twitter account was opened in December 2013 Japan time,{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/SuishoShizuku |title=水晶雫@SuishoShizuku|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223084453/http://twitter.com/SuishoShizuku |archivedate=2022-02-23}} but was only announced in 2014-08-28.{{Cite web|url=http://suishoshizuku.com/2014/08/28/twitter/|title=公式 Twitter 開設!!|date=August 28, 2014|website=SuishoShizuku.com}} As of CrystalDiskInfo 7, she is voiced in Japanese in the special version.{{cite web |title=CrystalDiskInfo 7 Shizuku Edition |url=http://suishoshizuku.com/en/software/ |website=suishoshizuku |accessdate=6 April 2019 |quote=She can speak Japanese only. |archive-date=6 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406040920/http://suishoshizuku.com/en/software/ |url-status=dead }}
Shikuku editions of other Crystal Dew World software include CrystalDiskInfo since 5.0.0 (2012-06-16).{{cite web |url=http://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/crystaldiskinfo-history/ |title=Software > CrystalDiskInfo > History|date=28 January 2018 }}
Suisho Shizuku also has a crossover with Foxkonkochan (ふぉっくす紺子ちゃん),{{Cite web |last=Tsukasa |first=Nagano |date=2013-12-18 |title=Fox Konko-chan CD released♪ Download sales have begun! |url=http://tsukasa1209.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-5.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906090429/http://tsukasa1209.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-5.html |archive-date=2017-09-06 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=elfields |language=ja}} a Foxconn mascot originally for authorized Foxconn Japanese dealer unistar, Inc.{{Cite web|url=http://tsukasa1209.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-2.html|title=e.l.fields ふぉっくす紺子ちゃんのお仕事履歴|website=tsukasa1209.blog.fc2.com}} (later Mediabank Corp (メディアバンク株式会社)) announced by the company in 2014-02-25{{cite web |url=http://mediabank.heteml.jp/fox/?p=249 |title=地域活性化を萌えキャラがサポート！ふぉっくす紺子ちゃん、アキバ＆PC業界応援キャラへ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620013819/http://mediabank.heteml.jp/fox/?p=249 |archive-date=2021-06-20 }}) designed by Nakano Tsukasa (永野つかさ) of e.l.fields, where both characters appear in a postcard that were included with purchases at selected stores in 2015-12-12.{{Cite web |last=Kasumu |first=Kirino |date=2015-12-11 |title=Distribution of collaboration postcards by Suisho Shizuku and Fox Konko |url=http://kirino.moo.jp/?p=3058 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526185055/http://kirino.moo.jp/?p=3058 |archive-date=2016-05-26 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Kirino Kasumu Official Website |language=ja}}{{Cite web|url=http://suishoshizuku.com/2015/12/12/shizuku_fox_postcard/|title=水晶雫＆ふぉっくす紺子 コラボポストカード配布について|date=December 12, 2015|website=SuishoShizuku.com}}
=Kurei Kei/Pronama-chan=
Kurei Kei ({{langx|ja|暮井 慧(くれいけい)}})/Pronama-chan ({{langx|ja|プロ生ちゃん}}), a Pronama LLC mascot{{Cite web|url=https://kei.pronama.jp/|title=プロ生ちゃん（暮井 慧）|website=プロ生ちゃん（暮井 慧）}} designed by Ixy（いくしー） (Nareru! Systems Engineer illustrator), and voiced by Sumire Uesaka of KING RECORD CO., LTD.,{{Cite web|url=https://kei.pronama.jp/profile/|title=プロフィール|date=August 14, 2018|website=プロ生ちゃん（暮井 慧）}}{{Cite web |last=Sendagi |first=Kazuhiro |date=2017-08-04 |title=Close coverage of Sumire Uesaka's voice recording for "Puro Nama-chan" |url=http://ascii.jp/elem/000/001/519/1519053/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212023724/http://ascii.jp/elem/000/001/519/1519053/ |archive-date=2021-12-12 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=ASCII Corporation |language=ja}} was the second mascot used in Crystal Dew World's software, introduced in CrystalDiskInfo 7.1.0 (2017-08-04).{{Cite web|url=http://crystaldew.info/2017/08/04/crystaldiskinfo-7-1-0/|title=CrystalDiskInfo 7.1.0-1 – Crystal Dew Blog|date=February 23, 2009}}{{Cite web |last=株式会社インプレス |date=2017-08-07 |title=「CrystalDiskInfo」に"プロ生ちゃん"モデルが登場！ 5つのテーマとボイスを収録／"プロ生ちゃん"の声優を務める上坂すみれさんのサイン色紙をプレゼント |url=https://forest.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1074620.html |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=窓の杜 |language=ja}}
As part of CrystalDiskInfo Kurei Kei Edition premiere launch, CrystalDiskInfo Kurei Kei Edition x OLIOSPEC B2-sized posters were given away with purchases at OLIOSPEC in 2017-08-04,{{Cite web|url=https://pronama.jp/2017/08/04/crystaldiskinfo-kurei-kei-edition-release/|title=HDD/SSD 診断ツール CrystalDiskInfo に Kurei Kei Edition が登場！ プロ生ちゃんがボイスで健康状態をお知らせ|date=August 4, 2017|website=プログラミング生放送}} with a CrystalDiskInfo Kurei Kei Edition theme images contest taking place between 2017-08-04 and 2017-10-01.{{Cite web|url=https://pronama.jp/special/crystaldiskinfo-illust-contest-2017/|title=CrystalDiskInfo イラストコンテスト 2017|website=CrystalDiskInfo イラストコンテスト 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/sp/1074080.html|title=声優 上坂すみれさんのサイン色紙プレゼントもあり！ "CrystalDiskInfo Kurei Kei Edition"のボイス収録インタビュー - AKIBA PC Hotline!|date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516130739/http://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/sp/1074080.html |archive-date=16 May 2022 }} The contest's Ultimate prize was won by Kohaku Muro ({{langx|ja|琥珀むろ}}).{{Cite web|url=https://pronama.jp/special/crystaldiskinfo-illust-contest-2017/awards.html|title=受賞作品・応募作品テーマ|website=CrystalDiskInfo イラストコンテスト 2017}}
=Tsukumo Tokka=
Virtual salesperson android Tsukumo Tokka ({{langx|ja|バーチャル販売員・アンドロイドの九十九（ツクモ）トッカ}}), a Virtual Cast Shopping ({{langx|ja|バーチャルキャストショッピング}}) (Project White Co., Ltd.'s online channel) mascot designed by ?,{{Cite web|url=https://tokka.fanbox.cc/|title=九十九トッカ｜pixivFANBOX}} was the third mascot used in Crystal Dew World's software, introduced in CrystalDiskMark 8.0.2 (2020-06-01).{{cite web|url=http://crystalmark.info/en/2021/06/01/crystaldiskmark-8-0-2/ |title=[NEW] Tsukumo Tokka Edition|date=June 2021 }}
=Suisho Aoi=
Suisho Aoi mascot was introduced in CrystalDiskInfo 9.2.0, to celebrate Crystal Dew World's 25th anniversary.{{Cite web|url=https://crystalmark.info/en/aoi/|title=Suisho Aoi - Crystal Dew World [en]|date=November 20, 2023|website=crystalmark.info}}
See also
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}