Using Winsat to test hard drive performance
The Windows Assessment Tool (WinSAT) is included Microsoft Vista and Windows 7. This tool can perform performance tests including CPU, memory, disk and video.
winsat disk -drive c
Windows System Assessment Tool
> Running: Feature Enumeration ''
> Run Time 00:00:00.00
> Running: Storage Assessment '-drive c -seq -read'
> Run Time 00:00:05.48
> Running: Storage Assessment '-drive c -ran -read'
> Run Time 00:00:06.99
> Running: Storage Assessment '-drive c -scen 2009'
> Run Time 00:01:13.62
> Running: Storage Assessment '-drive c -seq -write'
> Run Time 00:00:36.26
> Running: Storage Assessment '-drive c -flush -seq'
> Run Time 00:00:05.94
> Running: Storage Assessment '-drive c -flush -ran'
> Run Time 00:00:12.18
> Running: Storage Assessment '-drive c -hybrid -ran -read -ransize 4096'
NV Cache not present.
> Run Time 00:00:00.02
> Running: Storage Assessment '-drive c -hybrid -ran -read -ransize 16384'
NV Cache not present.
> Run Time 00:00:00.01
> Disk Sequential 64.0 Read 111.23 MB/s 6.7
> Disk Random 16.0 Read 2.43 MB/s 4.4
> Responsiveness: Average IO Rate 3.57 ms/IO 6.0
> Responsiveness: Grouped IOs 9.67 units 7.2
> Responsiveness: Long IOs 8.72 units 7.5
> Responsiveness: Overall 84.37 units 6.9
> Responsiveness: PenaltyFactor 0.0
> Disk Sequential 64.0 Write 116.12 MB/s 6.8
> Average Read Time with Sequential Writes 6.720 ms 5.4
> Latency: 95th Percentile 30.732 ms 3.4
> Latency: Maximum 56.218 ms 7.8
> Average Read Time with Random Writes 15.075 ms 3.4
> Total Run Time 00:02:22.10
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