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]
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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| Stable release | 2.2
/ June 13, 2024 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 |
| Platform | IA-32, x86-64, ARM64 |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Benchmark program |
| License | MIT License[1] |
| Website | aka |
Overview
editThe 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]
In 2024, the command was updated to handle modern workloads and hardware like NVMe.[7]
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.[8]
It is licensed under MIT License and the source code is available on GitHub.[9]
Example
editBenchmark 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).[10]
C:\>diskspd -c100M -d60 c: e:
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "microsoft/diskspd". GitHub.
- ^ "Microsoft DISKSPD now on GitHub, and the mysterious VMFLEET released".
- ^ "Benchmark your hard drives with Microsoft's open-source Diskspd". BetaNews. March 8, 2016.
- ^ "Microsoft DiskSpd Storage Performance Tool - gHacks Tech News". www.ghacks.net.
- ^ "Server and Storage I/O Benchmark Tools: Microsoft Diskspd (Part I) - DZone Performance". dzone.com.
- ^ Diskspd 2.0.17 | Software Downloads | Techworld
- ^ Cuomo, Dan. "Windows Server 2025 Storage Performance with Diskspd". techcommunity.microsoft.com.
- ^ Hoffman, Chris. "How to Stress Test the Hard Drives in Your PC or Server". How-To Geek.
- ^ "microsoft/diskspd". November 7, 2020 – via GitHub.
- ^ "Using diskspd.exe to test storage system". Medium. January 11, 2018.