5.0Performance characteristics

This section provides detailed information concerning performance-related characteristics and features of Con- stellation.2 drives.

5.1Internal drive characteristics

ST91000640SS ST9500620SS

ST91000641SS ST9500621SS

ST91000642SS ST9500622SS

Drive capacity

1000

500

Gbytes (formatted, rounded off value)

Read/write data heads

8

4

 

Bytes per track

732,998

732,998

Bytes (average, rounded off values)

Bytes per surface

125,069

125,069

MB (unformatted, rounded off value)

Tracks per surface (total)

165,800

165,800

Tracks (user accessible)

Tracks per inch

270,000

270,000

TPI (average)

Peak bits per inch

1,544,000

1,544,000

BPI

Areal density

417

417

Gb/in2

Internal data rate

84 - 163

84 - 163

MB/s (variable with zone)

Disk rotation speed

7200

7200

rpm

Avg rotational latency

4.16

4.16

ms

5.2Seek performance characteristics

See Section 12.4.1, "SAS physical interface" on page 63 and the SAS Interface Manual (part number 100293071) for additional timing details.

5.2.1Access time

 

 

Including controller overhead1, 2

Not including controller overhead1, 2

 

 

(ms)

 

(ms)

 

 

 

Read

Write

Read

Write

Average

Typical3,4

7.7

8.7

7.5

8.5

Single track

Typical3,4

0.23

0.44

0.23

0.44

Full stroke

Typical3,4

17.26

18.28

17.06

18.08

1.Execution time measured from receipt of the Command to the Response.

2.Assumes no errors and no sector has been relocated.

3.Typical access times are measured under nominal conditions of temperature, voltage, and horizontal orientation as measured on a representative sample of drives.

4.Access time = controller overhead + average seek time and applies to all data transfer commands. Access to data = access time + latency time.

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