Sequential access
sudo hdparm -t /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Timing buffered disk reads: 144 MB in 3.02 seconds = 47.68 MB/sec
Random access
gcc -O2 seeker.c -o seeker
sudo seeker /dev/sda
Seeker v2.0, 2007-01-15, http://www.linuxinsight.com/how_fast_is_your_disk.html
Benchmarking /dev/sda [76293MB], wait 30 seconds..............................
Results: 70 seeks/second, 14.17 ms random access time