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Re-awarded the Microsoft MVP title

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Updated Future Plan

On March 31, 2027, we will release “CrystalMark Eternal,” a CPU benchmarking software fully compatible with Windows 95 and NT 3.51!

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Crystal Dew World 24th Anniversary

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Crystal Dew World 23rd Anniversary

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CrystalDiskMark 8.0.2

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CrystalDiskInfo 8.12.0

Updated Digital Signature. So, SmartScreen may block CrystalDiskInfo for a few days.

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CrystalDiskInfo 8.10.0

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CrystalDiskInfo 8.9.0

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CrystalMark tools: independent Windows reference

This independent resource organizes CrystalDiskInfo, CrystalDiskMark, CrystalMark Retro, and related utilities around the questions Windows users ask most often: what each program measures, which edition to choose, and how to interpret the result without overestimating a single reading.

Use the product pages for focused explanations and the download center for edition choices. For meaningful comparisons, document the Windows power mode, storage driver, free space, test profile, and background workload. If a health utility reports a warning, protect important files first and investigate the changing values over time.