Keyboard diagnostics

Free Keyboard Polling Rate Test — USB Hz Estimator

Estimate your keyboard's effective polling rate using browser auto-repeat timing. Hold any key for a few seconds and see the inter-event interval, average rate, and minimum gap.

Live timing Min interval tracking No downloads
Mechanical gaming keyboard used for polling rate testing
Auto-repeat sampling

Hold a key — auto-repeat events fire at OS polling rate.

Browser limitations

OS auto-repeat throttle caps measured rate at ~30Hz typically.

Primary tool

Keyboard Polling Rate Test

Hold any key for 3+ seconds. We sample the auto-repeat interval.

Press and HOLD any key for 3+ seconds. The tool measures the OS auto-repeat rate, which approximates your keyboard polling Hz.
Note: Browser key events are throttled by OS auto-repeat settings (typically ~30 events/sec on Windows). True keyboard polling Hz is measured by the firmware before OS, but this gives a useful comparative reading between keyboards on the same OS.
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Auto-repeat sampling
Uses OS auto-repeat as proxy
No downloads
Browser only, no install

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What Is a Keyboard Polling Rate Test?

A keyboard polling rate test measures how often your keyboard reports its state to the computer, expressed in Hz (samples per second). A 1000Hz keyboard reports every 1ms. A 125Hz keyboard reports every 8ms. Higher polling rate = lower input latency.

This browser-based test estimates polling rate by measuring the OS auto-repeat interval when you hold a key. Important caveat: browsers do NOT receive raw USB polling events — the OS throttles auto-repeat to about 30 events per second by default. So this tool measures the OS-imposed ceiling rather than the keyboard's true firmware polling rate.

For gaming keyboards advertised as 8000Hz, the difference vs 1000Hz is invisible to this tool because both are well above OS auto-repeat throttling. But for older or budget keyboards reporting at 125Hz, a noticeably lower rate may show.

How to Read the Results

  • Avg interval: Average milliseconds between auto-repeat events. Healthy: ~30-35ms (matches OS default repeat rate).
  • Estimated rate: 1000 / avg interval. Typical reading: 28-33 Hz (OS-throttled). If much lower, your OS auto-repeat is set slow or keyboard polling can't keep up.
  • Min interval: Shortest gap between consecutive events. The closer to 1ms, the better your keyboard polling is.

What This Tool Cannot Measure

True USB polling rate beyond the OS auto-repeat ceiling needs hardware-level tools (Wireshark USBPcap, manufacturer software). For a more direct measure of keyboard responsiveness in your browser, also try our latency checker which measures end-to-end keypress-to-screen latency.

Also see mouse polling rate test which uses pointer events that ARE delivered at native polling rate (no OS throttling) and gives true 1000Hz/8000Hz readings.

Keyboard Polling Rate Test Guide

Measure how often your keyboard reports state to the OS using auto-repeat sampling.

Run the test

  1. Click the arena to focus it.
  2. Press and HOLD any key for 3+ seconds.
  3. Read avg interval and estimated rate.

What rates mean

  • 30Hz typical (OS auto-repeat default).
  • Below 25Hz: OS slow setting or keyboard issue.
  • Above 35Hz rare in browser context.

Limitations

  • OS throttles browser key events to auto-repeat rate.
  • True USB polling needs hardware tools.
  • This is comparative between keyboards on same OS.

Better alternatives

  • Mouse polling test gives true Hz (no throttling).
  • Latency checker measures end-to-end delay.
  • Vendor software (Razer, Corsair) shows native polling.

Windows app

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