Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 Specifications - Page 31

Data transfer speed

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4.4.4 Data transfer speed Table 10: Data transfer speed Data transfer speed Disk-Buffer transfer (Zone 0) Instantaneous - typical Sustained - read typical Disk-Buffer transfer (Zone 29) Instantaneous - typical Sustained - read typical Buffer - host (max) (Mbytes/sec) 76.3 MB/s 64.8 MB/s 36.5 MB/s 31.0 MB/s 133 (PATA), 300(SATA) • Instantaneous disk-buffer transfer rate (Mbyte/s) is derived by the following formula: 512 (Number of sectors on a track) (revolutions per second) Note: The number of sectors per track will vary because of the linear density recording. • Sustained disk-buffer transfer rate (Mbyte/s) is defined by considering head/cylinder change time for read operation. This gives a local average data transfer rate. It is derived by the following formula: (Sustained Transfer Rate) = A/(B+C+D) where A = 512 (number of data sectors per cylinder) B = (number of Surfaces per cylinder - 1) (head switch time) C = cylinder change time D = (number of surfaces) (time for one revolution) • Instantaneous buffer-host transfer rate (Mbyte/s) defines the maximum data transfer rate on the AT Bus. It also depends on the speed of the host. The method of measurement is given in 4.4.5, "Throughput" on page 18. Deskstar 7K500 and Deskstar E7K500 Hard Disk Drive specification 17

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Deskstar 7K500 and Deskstar E7K500 Hard Disk Drive specification
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4.4.4
Data transfer speed
Instantaneous disk-buffer transfer rate (Mbyte/s) is derived by the following formula:
512 (Number of sectors on a track) (revolutions per second)
Note:
The number of sectors per track will vary because of the linear density recording.
Sustained disk-buffer transfer rate (Mbyte/s) is defined by considering head/cylinder change time for read operation.
This gives a local average data transfer rate. It is derived by the following formula:
(Sustained Transfer Rate) = A/(B+C+D) where
A = 512 (number of data sectors per cylinder)
B = (number of Surfaces per cylinder – 1) (head switch time)
C = cylinder change time
D = (number of surfaces) (time for one revolution)
Instantaneous buffer-host transfer rate (Mbyte/s) defines the maximum data transfer rate on the AT Bus. It also
depends on the speed of the host.
The method of measurement is given in 4.4.5, “Throughput” on page 18.
Table 10: Data transfer speed
Data transfer speed
(Mbytes/sec)
Disk-Buffer transfer (Zone 0)
Instantaneous - typical
76.3 MB/s
Sustained - read typical
64.8 MB/s
Disk-Buffer transfer (Zone 29)
Instantaneous - typical
36.5 MB/s
Sustained - read typical
31.0 MB/s
Buffer - host (max)
133 (PATA), 300(SATA)