Timer Benchmark
A modern tool for real-time, high-precision timer analysis. Measure, visualize, and optimize Windows timer performance for gaming, audio, and professional use.
Key Features
- Modern TUI interface with real-time terminal UI (FTXUI)
- Live histograms: interactive timing distribution visualization
- High-precision timing using Windows performance counters
- Beautiful graphics: colors, Unicode symbols, emojis
- Statistical analysis: min, max, average, median, standard deviation
- Multiple timer modes: Sleep, BusyWait, HighPrecisionSleep
- Interactive controls for mode switching and analysis
- Professional output: clean, organized, real-time updates
- Advanced analysis: detailed timer precision mode
Controls & Keybindings
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| M | Switch timer mode |
| F | Cycle histogram filter (All/IQR/2σ) |
| C | Clear samples |
| S | Start/Stop sampling |
| ↑/↓ | Fine timer resolution (±1μs) |
| Ctrl+↑/↓ | Coarse timer resolution (±10μs) |
| Q or Esc | Quit |
Timer Modes
- Sleep: Uses standard OS sleep for timing.
- BusyWait: Uses a busy loop for high-precision timing.
- HighPrecisionSleep: Uses Windows multimedia timers for best accuracy.
Histogram Filters
- All: Show all samples (with outliers).
- IQR: Show only the interquartile range (removes outliers).
- 2σ: Show only samples within 2 standard deviations of the mean.
Tip: Use Timer Benchmark to analyze and optimize your system's timer settings for smoother gaming, audio, and professional workloads.
What is Timer Benchmark?
Timer Benchmark is a free, modern Windows tool for real-time timer analysis. It provides high-precision measurements, live histograms, and advanced controls to help you understand and optimize your system's timer performance.
- Real-time timer performance measurement and visualization
- Multiple timer modes and histogram filters
- Professional, interactive TUI for advanced users
Changelog
v1.0.1 (2025-07-16): Minor update to improve stability.
v1.0.0 (2025-07-14): Initial release. High-precision benchmarking, modern TUI, real-time analysis, multiple modes, interactive controls, histogram filters, fast logging, and more.