diff --git a/OpenSim/Common/Test/testC3DFileAdapter.cpp b/OpenSim/Common/Test/testC3DFileAdapter.cpp
index 07852b5640..8dc15d0374 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Common/Test/testC3DFileAdapter.cpp
+++ b/OpenSim/Common/Test/testC3DFileAdapter.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <thread>
 #include <cmath>
 
+static double MaximumLoadTimeInS = SimTK::NaN;
+
 template<typename ETY = SimTK::Real>
 void compare_tables(const OpenSim::TimeSeriesTable_<ETY>& table1,
             const OpenSim::TimeSeriesTable_<ETY>& table2,
@@ -74,25 +76,22 @@ void downsample_table(OpenSim::TimeSeriesTable_<ETY>& table,
 void test(const std::string filename) {
     using namespace OpenSim;
     using namespace std;
+    using namespace std::chrono;
 
-    // The walking C3D files included in this test should not take more
-    // than 40ms on most hardware. We make the max time 100ms to account
-    // for potentially slower CI machines.
-    const double MaximumLoadTimeInMS = 100;
-    
-    std::clock_t startTime = std::clock();
+    steady_clock::time_point startTime = steady_clock::now();
     auto tables = C3DFileAdapter::read(filename,
         C3DFileAdapter::ForceLocation::OriginOfForcePlate);
 
-    double loadTime = 1.e3*(std::clock() - startTime) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+    steady_clock::time_point t2 = steady_clock::now();
+    double loadTime = duration_cast<duration<double>>(t2 - startTime).count();
 
     cout << "\tC3DFileAdapter '" << filename << "' loaded in " 
-        << loadTime << "ms" << endl;
+        << loadTime << "s" << endl;
 
     #ifdef NDEBUG
-    ASSERT(loadTime < MaximumLoadTimeInMS, __FILE__, __LINE__,
+    ASSERT(loadTime < MaximumLoadTimeInS, __FILE__, __LINE__,
         "Unable to load '" + filename + "' within " + 
-        to_string(MaximumLoadTimeInMS) + "ms.");
+        to_string(MaximumLoadTimeInS) + "s.");
     #endif
 
     auto& marker_table = tables.at("markers");
@@ -112,10 +111,11 @@ void test(const std::string filename) {
     marker_table->updTableMetaData().setValueForKey("Units", 
                                                     std::string{"mm"});
     TRCFileAdapter trc_adapter{};
-    std::clock_t t0 = std::clock();
+    steady_clock::time_point t0 = steady_clock::now();
     trc_adapter.write(*marker_table, marker_file);
+    t2 = steady_clock::now();
     cout << "\tWrote '" << marker_file << "' in "
-        << 1.e3*(std::clock() - t0) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC << "ms" << endl;
+        << duration_cast<duration<double>>(t2 - t0).count() << "s" << endl;
 
     ASSERT(force_table->getNumRows() > 0, __FILE__, __LINE__,
         "Failed to read forces data from " + filename);
@@ -123,17 +123,19 @@ void test(const std::string filename) {
     force_table->updTableMetaData().setValueForKey("Units", 
                                                     std::string{"mm"});
     STOFileAdapter sto_adapter{};
-    t0 = std::clock();
+    t0 = steady_clock::now();
     sto_adapter.write((force_table->flatten()), forces_file);
+    t2 = steady_clock::now();
     cout << "\tWrote'" << forces_file << "' in "
-        << 1.e3*(std::clock() - t0) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC << "ms" << endl;
+        << duration_cast<duration<double>>(t2 - t0).count() << "s" << endl;
 
     // Verify that marker data was written out and can be read in
-    t0 = std::clock();
+    t0 = steady_clock::now();
     auto markers = trc_adapter.read(marker_file);
     auto std_markers = trc_adapter.read("std_" + marker_file);
+    t2 = steady_clock::now();
     cout << "\tRead'" << marker_file << "' and its standard in "
-        << 1.e3*(std::clock() - t0) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC << "ms" << endl;
+        << duration_cast<duration<double>>(t2 - t0).count() << "s" << endl;
 
     // Compare C3DFileAdapter read-in and written marker data
     compare_tables<SimTK::Vec3>(markers, *marker_table);
@@ -156,20 +158,19 @@ void test(const std::string filename) {
 
     cout << "\tForces " << forces_file << " equivalent to standard." << endl;
 
-    
-    t0 = std::clock();
+    t0 = steady_clock::now();
     // Reread in C3D file with forces resolved to the COP 
     auto tables2 = C3DFileAdapter::read(filename,
         C3DFileAdapter::ForceLocation::CenterOfPressure);
-    
-    loadTime = 1.e3*(std::clock() - t0) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+    t2 = steady_clock::now();
+    loadTime = duration_cast<duration<double>>(t2 - t0).count();
     cout << "\tC3DFileAdapter '" << filename << "' read with forces at COP in "
-        << loadTime << "ms" << endl;
+        << loadTime << "s" << endl;
 
     #ifdef NDEBUG
-    ASSERT(loadTime < MaximumLoadTimeInMS, __FILE__, __LINE__,
+    ASSERT(loadTime < MaximumLoadTimeInS, __FILE__, __LINE__,
         "Unable to load '" + filename + "' within " +
-        to_string(MaximumLoadTimeInMS) + "ms.");
+        to_string(MaximumLoadTimeInS) + "s.");
     #endif
 
     auto& force_table_cop = tables2.at("forces");
@@ -186,11 +187,32 @@ void test(const std::string filename) {
 
     cout << "\tcop_" << forces_file << " is equivalent to its standard."<< endl;
 
+    t2 = steady_clock::now();
     cout << "\ttestC3DFileAdapter '" << filename << "' completed in "
-        << 1.e3*(std::clock() - startTime) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC  << "ms" << endl;
+        << duration_cast<duration<double>>(t2-startTime).count() << "s" << endl;
 }
 
 int main() {
+    using namespace OpenSim;
+    using namespace std;
+    using namespace std::chrono;
+
+    steady_clock::time_point startTime = steady_clock::now();
+    Storage("test.sto");
+    steady_clock::time_point t2 = steady_clock::now();
+
+    auto benchLoadTime = duration_cast<duration<double>>(t2 - startTime).count();
+
+    // The walking C3D files included in this test are benchmarked against the
+    // load time for a standard 'test.sto' Storage that is 1KB in size. The load
+    // time is platform specific (e.g. CI machines). The C3D files are ~1000x
+    // larger than the benchmark file. Therefore, we make the maximum allowable
+    //  load time 1000x the load time of the benchmark file.
+    MaximumLoadTimeInS = 1000 * benchLoadTime;
+
+    cout << "Platform-specific Maximum allowable load time is " 
+        << MaximumLoadTimeInS << "s" << endl;
+
     std::vector<std::string> filenames{};
     filenames.push_back("walking2.c3d");
     filenames.push_back("walking5.c3d");