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.