Approximate IOPS and throughput values for different disk drive types
Approximate IOPS and throughput values for different disk drive types
Drive (Type / RPM) |
IOPS (4KB block, random) |
IOPS (64KB block, random) |
MB/s (64KB block, random) |
IOPS (512KB block, random) |
MB/s (512KB block, random) |
MB/s (large block, sequential) |
FC / 15K | 163 - 178 | 151 - 169 | 9.7 – 10.8 | 97 – 123 | 49.7 – 63.1 | 73.5 – 127.5 |
SAS / 15K | 188 - 203 | 175 - 192 | 11.2 – 12.3 | 115 – 135 | 58.9 – 68.9 | 91.5 – 126.3 |
FC / 10K | 142 - 151 | 130 – 143 | 8.3 – 9.2 | 80 – 104 | 40.9 – 53.1 | 58.1 – 107.2 |
SAS / 10K | 142 - 151 | 130 – 143 | 8.3 – 9.2 | 80 – 104 | 40.9 – 53.1 | 58.1 – 107.2 |
SAS/SATA / 7200 | 73 - 79 | 69 - 76 | 4.4 – 4.9 | 47 – 63 | 24.3 – 32.1 | 43.4 – 97.8 |
SATA / 5400 | 57 | 55 | 3.5 | 44 | 22.6 |