Synthetic benchmarks for Linux?

[SSBrain]

I've recently started using Linux and I noticed a general lack of SSD-specific synthetic benchmarks that are easy to use and do not involve fiddling with the command line.

After investigating a bit I found out that there's a highly configurable benchmarking utility called FIO (Flexible IO Tester).

http://linux.die.net/man/1/fio
https://github.com/axboe/fio
http://www.storagereview.com/fio_flexible_i_o_tester_synthetic_benchmark

Some websites are using it for their SSD reviews as it's capable of outputting a much relevant data to the console. As you might have guessed, this is a command-line tool too, but it's relatively easy to make a graphical application out of it and emulate (imitate?) other Windows-based benchmarks so that one doesn't have to reinvent the wheel completely. So after toying a bit with Python3/PyQt5 I came up with something like this. Values are real, ie they come from actual benchmarking. Does this screenshot recall you something?

I'm not sure I plan to release this application as it is, as it's way too similar to CrystalDiskMark 3.0. However, I might think more about it if there's enough interest.

Are other Linux SSD users interested in graphical synthetic benchmark applications?

EDIT: I tried benchmarking my SanDisk Extreme II 480GB SSD and comparing it to some ones I did with other tools under Windows when I first installed this SSD in my PC. Speeds are pretty similar. Keep in mind that the original CrystaDiskMark uses MB/s, while mine uses MiB/s:

 

[ghgh1]

Hi. I'm very impressed that someone finally made a software for SSD Benchmark for linux. why you don't release it to the public? because of the copyright? (in that case you just need to change a little bit the design - it's for the public sake, a good purpose : ) .
can you send me in private the build you made? I want to try it on my SSD!
and last question - this build is for x64 or x86?
Regards,
ghgh.

 

[Soulkeeper]

If you don't want to fiddle with the command line or configure things yourself you can use something like http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com it has tests for all the major disk benchmarking programs.