DiskSpd is a free and open-source 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.
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
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
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).10
C:\>diskspd -c100M -d60 c: e:See also
- Free and open-source software portal
External links
- TechNet DiskSpd: A Robust Storage Performance Tool
- diskspd on GitHub
- Using Microsoft DiskSpd to Test Your Storage Subsystem
References
"Microsoft DISKSPD now on GitHub, and the mysterious VMFLEET released". https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/storage-at-microsoft/diskspd-now-on-github-and-the-mysterious-vmfleet-released/ba-p/425747 ↩
"Benchmark your hard drives with Microsoft's open-source Diskspd". BetaNews. March 8, 2016. https://betanews.com/2016/03/08/benchmark-your-hard-drives-with-microsofts-open-source-diskspd/ ↩
"Microsoft DiskSpd Storage Performance Tool - gHacks Tech News". www.ghacks.net. https://www.ghacks.net/2016/03/10/microsoft-diskspd-storage-performance-tool/ ↩
"microsoft/diskspd". GitHub. https://github.com/microsoft/diskspd ↩
"Server and Storage I/O Benchmark Tools: Microsoft Diskspd (Part I) - DZone Performance". dzone.com. https://dzone.com/articles/server-and-storage-io-0 ↩
Diskspd 2.0.17 | Software Downloads | Techworld https://www.techworld.com/download/system-desktop-tools/diskspd-2017-3330671/ ↩
Cuomo, Dan. "Windows Server 2025 Storage Performance with Diskspd". techcommunity.microsoft.com. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/storage-at-microsoft/windows-server-2025-storage-performance-with-diskspd/ba-p/4167713 ↩
Hoffman, Chris. "How to Stress Test the Hard Drives in Your PC or Server". How-To Geek. https://www.howtogeek.com/110689/how-to-stress-test-the-hard-drives-in-your-pc-or-server/ ↩
"microsoft/diskspd". November 7, 2020 – via GitHub. https://github.com/microsoft/diskspd ↩
"Using diskspd.exe to test storage system". Medium. January 11, 2018. https://medium.com/@fromprasath/using-diskspd-exe-to-test-storage-3528bd44e2d4 ↩