hdd
hdparm-read v1.0.0 (Disk Benchmarks)
The hdparm utility is used for simple benchmarking the systems hard drive.
System Hardware
2012-01-30 15:41
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.06GHz @ 3.05GHz (Total Cores: 1), Motherboard: NEC S INTERNATIONAL GA-8I915PMD, Chipset: Intel 82915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL + ICH6/ICH6R, System Memory: 1001MB, Disk: 160GB ST3160023AS, Graphics: nVidia NV44 [GeForce 6200 LE]
System Software
2012-01-30 15:41
OS: PTS Desktop Live 2010.1, Kernel: 2.6.33-rc6-phx10 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.29.91, Display Server: X.Org Server 1.7.5, Display Driver: nv 2.1.15, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: SquashFS + AuFS, Screen Resolution: 1024x768
Additional Details
2012-01-30 15:41
Test Administrator: ptslive
Test Date/Time: January 30, 2012 03:41 PM
Phoronix Test Suite: v2.4.1
Test Notes:
Disk Scheduler: CFQ
Test Results
hdparm Timed Disk Reads
Disk To Read: /dev/sda

Compare these results against your Linux PC. Run phoronix-test-suite benchmark ptslive-20339-26685-25746 and wait for the results (with comparative numbers) to appear. It's as easy as that!
Global ID: ptslive-20339-26685-25746