first, open up the image with PS or other software........ then look for slider or control that shows image at 100% .... from there you can begin pixel peeping and checking out visually noise levels
go to dpreview.com and check out some of their camera reviews...... inside these reviews go to sections that relate to image quality where they show 100% crops of set ups in various controlled conditions .......and of course various ISOs
example below link...... pages 14 thru 18 should give you an idea
some of these 'inspections' u can do it on your own camera too.... best to use a tripod indoors with maybe a timed or remote trigger to keep the variables down