4.0Performance characteristics
This section provides detailed information concerning
4.1Internal drive characteristics
| ST3600057FC | ST3450857FC | ST3300657FC |
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| ST3600957FC | ST3450757FC | ST3300557FC | Gbytes (formatted, rounded off value)* |
Drive capacity | 600 | 450 | 300 | |
Read/write data heads | 8 | 6 | 4 |
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Tracks per inch | 165,000 | 165,000 | 165,000 | TPI |
Peak bits per inch | 1,361 | 1,361 | 1,361 | KBPI |
Areal Density | 225 | 225 | 225 | Gbits/inch2 |
Internal data rate | 1.49 - 2.37 | 1.49 - 2.37 | 1.49 - 2.37 | Gbits/sec (max) |
disk rotation speed | 15k | 15k | 15k | RPM |
Avg rotational latency | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | msec |
*One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
4.2Seek performance characteristics
See Section 10.5,
4.2.1Access time
Not including controller overhead1,2(msec)
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| Read | Write |
Average | Typical | 3.4 | 3.9 |
Single track | Typical | 0.2 | 0.44 |
Full stroke | Typical | 6.6 | 7.4 |
1.Typical access times are measured under nominal conditions of temperature, voltage, and horizontal orientation as measured on a representative sample of drives.
2.Access to data = access time + latency time.
4.2.2Format command execution time (minutes)
When changing sector sizes, the format times shown below may need to be increased by 30 minutes.
| ST3600057FC | ST3450857FC | ST3300657FC |
Maximum (with verify) | 119 | 88 | 58 |
Maximum (without verify) | 60 | 44 | 29 |
Cheetah 15K.7 FC Product Manual, Rev. A | 9 |