AJA System Test vs Filebench

AJA System Test8.4Visit FFilebench7.6Visit

Higher score AJA System Test #4 in Disk Benchmark Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit AJA

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F Filebench #7 in Disk Benchmark Software 7.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Filebench

• AJA System Test fits best

  Video-production storage throughput testing

• Filebench fits best

  Custom application-style I/O workloads

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Side by side

Feature	AJA System Test 8.4/10 Visit ↗	FFilebench 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	7.6
Ranking	#4 in Disk Benchmark Software	#7 in Disk Benchmark Software
Best for	Video-production storage throughput testing	Custom application-style I/O workloads
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free plan	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, macOS	Linux
Support	Email, Phone	Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AJA System Test 0/5 · Filebench 5/5
Random I/O tests	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Sequential tests	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
IOPS measurement	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Latency measurement	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Command-line interface	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	linux
Our review
Pros	Tests local and network-mapped drives with video-oriented settings Shows throughput as MB/sec or FPS with graphical results Supports AJA KONA, AJA Io, and AJA T-TAP workflows	Defines custom workloads with its Workload Model Language Reports per-operation throughput, IOPS, latency, and histograms Supports random, sequential, direct, and synchronous-write testing
Cons	System Test Lite is available for macOS only PCIe bandwidth testing requires the full version Its focus is video workflow testing rather than broad benchmarking	Command-line execution requires locally compiled and installed software Workload modeling requires defining filesets, processes, threads, and flowops Directory platform coverage is limited to Linux
Our verdict	AJA System Test evaluates storage-drive performance for recording and playback workflows, with tests for read/write speed and overall throughput. It is designed for video production and post-production environments that need to assess… Read the review →	Filebench is an open-source, command-line benchmark for file systems and storage devices. It is designed for engineers and performance teams that need to model application-style I/O rather than run only fixed disk tests. Its Workload Model… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AJA System Test — where it wins

  • Tests local and network-mapped drives with video-oriented settings
  • Shows throughput as MB/sec or FPS with graphical results
  • Supports AJA KONA, AJA Io, and AJA T-TAP workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • System Test Lite is available for macOS only
  • PCIe bandwidth testing requires the full version
  • Its focus is video workflow testing rather than broad benchmarking

• Filebench — where it wins

  • Defines custom workloads with its Workload Model Language
  • Reports per-operation throughput, IOPS, latency, and histograms
  • Supports random, sequential, direct, and synchronous-write testing

  Where it doesn't

  • Command-line execution requires locally compiled and installed software
  • Workload modeling requires defining filesets, processes, threads, and flowops
  • Directory platform coverage is limited to Linux

• AJA System Test8.4/10 · Free plan

  A free, video-focused benchmark for local, network, and AJA-connected storage workflows.

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• FFilebench7.6/10 · Free plan

  A free Linux benchmark for modeling and measuring custom storage workloads.

  Visit FilebenchFull verdict →