From my knowledge, the most accurate method is by using QueryPerformanceFrequency:
code:
var
Freq, StartCount, StopCount: Int64;
TimingSeconds: real;
begin
QueryPerformanceFrequency(Freq);
QueryPerformanceCounter(StartCount);
// Execute process that you want to time: ...
QueryPerformanceCounter(StopCount);
TimingSeconds := (StopCount - StartCount) / Freq;
// Display timing: ...
end;