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Cheetah 73LP Product Manual, Rev. C 9 4.0 Performance characteristics 4.1 Internal drive characteristics (transparent to user) Drive capacity Read/write heads Bytes/track Bytes/surface Tracks/surface (total) Tracks/inch Peak bits/inch Internal data rate Disc rotational speed Average rotational latency ST373405 73.4 8 397,385 12,100 29,549 38,000 474 399-671 10,041 2.99 ST336605 36.7 4 397,385 12,100 29,549 38,000 474 399-671 10,041 2.99 GByte (formatted, rounded off values) Bytes (average, rounded off values) Mbytes (unformatted, rounded off values) Tracks (user accessible) TPI KBPI Mbits/sec (variable with zone) r/min (+0.5%) msec 4.2 SCSI performance characteristics (visible to user) The values given in Section 4.2.1 apply to all models of the Cheetah 73LP family unless otherwise specified. Refer to Section 9.10 and to the SCSI Interface Product Manual, part number 75789509, for additional timing details. 4.2.1 Access time [5] ST373405 Average-Typical [2] Single Track-Typical [2] Full Stroke-Typical [2] Including controller overhead (without disconnect) [1] [3] Drive level Read Write msec 5.3 5.7 0.6 0.8 9.6 10.0 Not including controller overhead (without disconnect) [1] [3] Drive level Read Write msec 5.1 5.5 0.4 0.6 9.4 9.8 ST336605 Average-Typical [2] 4.9 5.4 4.7 5.2 Single Track-Typical [2] 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.6 Full Stroke-Typical [2] 8.8 9.3 8.6 9.1 4.2.2 Format command execution time (minutes) [1] Maximum (with verify) Maximum (no verify) ST373405 ST336605 120 90 60 45 4.2.3 Generalized performance characteristics Minimum sector interleave 1 to 1 Data buffer transfer rate to/from disc media (one 512-byte sector): Minimum [3]* Average [3] Maximum [3] 38.4 MByte/sec 52.0 MByte/sec 63.9 MByte/sec

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Cheetah 73LP Product Manual, Rev. C
9
4.0
Performance characteristics
4.1
Internal drive characteristics (transparent to user)
4.2
SCSI performance characteristics (visible to user)
The values given in Section 4.2.1 apply to all models of the Cheetah 73LP family unless otherwise specified.
Refer to Section 9.10 and to the
SCSI Interface Product Manual
, part number 75789509, for additional timing
details.
4.2.1
Access time [5]
4.2.2
Format command execution time (minutes) [1]
4.2.3
Generalized performance characteristics
Data buffer transfer rate to/from disc media (one 512-byte sector):
ST373405
ST336605
Drive capacity
73.4
36.7
GByte (formatted, rounded off values)
Read/write heads
8
4
Bytes/track
397,385
397,385
Bytes (average, rounded off values)
Bytes/surface
12,100
12,100
Mbytes (unformatted, rounded off values)
Tracks/surface (total)
29,549
29,549
Tracks (user accessible)
Tracks/inch
38,000
38,000
TPI
Peak bits/inch
474
474
KBPI
Internal data rate
399-671
399-671
Mbits/sec (variable with zone)
Disc rotational speed
10,041
10,041
r/min (+
0.5%)
Average rotational latency
2.99
2.99
msec
Including controller overhead
(without disconnect) [1] [3]
Not including controller overhead
(without disconnect) [1] [3]
Drive level
Drive level
Read
Write
Read
Write
msec
msec
ST373405
Average—Typical [2]
5.3
5.7
5.1
5.5
Single Track—Typical [2]
0.6
0.8
0.4
0.6
Full Stroke—Typical [2]
9.6
10.0
9.4
9.8
ST336605
Average—Typical [2]
4.9
5.4
4.7
5.2
Single Track—Typical [2]
0.6
0.8
0.4
0.6
Full Stroke—Typical [2]
8.8
9.3
8.6
9.1
ST373405 ST336605
Maximum (with verify)
120
90
Maximum (no verify)
60
45
Minimum sector interleave
1 to 1
Minimum [3]*
38.4
MByte/sec
Average [3]
52.0
MByte/sec
Maximum [3]
63.9
MByte/sec