DiskSpd

DiskSpd is a free and open-source[2] command-line tool for storage benchmarking on Microsoft Windows that generates a variety of requests against computer files, partitions or storage devices and presents collected statistics as text in the command-line interface or as an XML file.[3][4][1]

DiskSpd
Developer(s)Microsoft
Stable release
2.1 / September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)
Repositorygithub.com/Microsoft/diskspd
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, ARM64
Available inEnglish
TypeBenchmark program
LicenseMIT License[1]
Websiteaka.ms/diskspd

Overview

The command supports physical and virtual storage including hard disk drive (HDD), solid state devices (SSD), and solid state hybrid drives (SSHD).[5] It provides control over the testing methods, duration, threads, queues, IO and processor affinity, and reporting.[6]

DiskSpd works on desktop versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, as well as Windows Server 2012, Windows 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016.[7]

It is licensed under MIT License and the source code is available on GitHub.[8]

Example

Benchmark two drives (C: and E:) using a 100 MB test file, and run the test for a duration of 60 seconds (the default is 10).[9]

C:\>diskspd -c100M -d60 c: e:

See also

References
  1. "microsoft/diskspd". GitHub.
  2. "Microsoft DISKSPD now on GitHub, and the mysterious VMFLEET released".
  3. "Benchmark your hard drives with Microsoft's open-source Diskspd". BetaNews. March 8, 2016.
  4. "Microsoft DiskSpd Storage Performance Tool - gHacks Tech News". www.ghacks.net.
  5. "Server and Storage I/O Benchmark Tools: Microsoft Diskspd (Part I) - DZone Performance". dzone.com.
  6. Diskspd 2.0.17 | Software Downloads | Techworld
  7. Hoffman, Chris. "How to Stress Test the Hard Drives in Your PC or Server". How-To Geek.
  8. "microsoft/diskspd". November 7, 2020 – via GitHub.
  9. "Using diskspd.exe to test storage system". Medium. January 11, 2018.
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