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4.0 Performance characteristics This section provides detailed information concerning performance-related characteristics and features of Savvio drives. 4.1 Internal drive characteristics ST973451FC Drive capacity 73.4 Read/write data heads 4 Tracks per surface (total) 42,554 Tracks per inch 150 Peak bits per inch 861.81 Areal Density 130.58 Internal data rate 957.51 to 1,282.08 Sustained data transer rate 57-89 Disc rotation speed 15k Avg rotational latency 2.0 ST936751FC 36.2 2 42,554 150 861.81 130.58 957.51 to 1,282.08 57-89 15k 2.0 Gbytes (formatted, rounded off value) Tracks (user accessible) kTPI (average) kBPI Gbit/in2 Mbits/sec (variable with zone) Mbytes/sec (variable with zone) revolutions/min (RPM) msec 4.2 Seek performance characteristics See Section 9.5, "FC-AL physical interface" on page 57 and the Fibre Channel Interface Manual (part number 100293070) for additional timing details. 4.2.1 Access time Average Typical3,4 Not Including controller overhead1, 2 (msec) Read Write 2.6 3.1 Single track Typical3,4 0.2 0.4 Full stroke Typical3,4 4.9 5.5 1. Execution time measured from receipt of the FCP Command to the FCP Response. 2. Assumes no errors and no sector has been relocated. 3. Typical access times are measured under nominal conditions of temperature, volt- age, and horizontal orientation as measured on a representative sample of drives. 4. Access to data = access time + latency time. Savvio 15K.1 FC Product Manual, Rev. B 11

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Savvio 15K.1 FC Product Manual, Rev. B
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4.0
Performance characteristics
This section provides detailed information concerning performance-related characteristics and features of Sav-
vio drives.
4.1
Internal drive characteristics
ST973451FC
ST936751FC
Drive capacity
73.4
36.2
Gbytes (formatted, rounded off value)
Read/write data heads
4
2
Tracks per surface (total)
42,554
42,554
Tracks (user accessible)
Tracks per inch
150
150
kTPI (average)
Peak bits per inch
861.81
861.81
kBPI
Areal Density
130.58
130.58
Gbit/in
2
Internal data rate
957.51 to 1,282.08
957.51 to 1,282.08
Mbits/sec (variable with zone)
Sustained data transer rate
57-89
57-89
Mbytes/sec (variable with zone)
Disc rotation speed
15k
15k
revolutions/min (RPM)
Avg rotational latency
2.0
2.0
msec
4.2
Seek performance characteristics
See Section 9.5, "FC-AL physical interface" on page 57 and the
Fibre Channel Interface Manual
(part number
100293070) for additional timing details.
4.2.1
Access time
Not Including controller overhead
1
,
2
(msec)
1.
Execution time measured from receipt of the FCP Command to the FCP Response.
2.
Assumes no errors and no sector has been relocated.
Read
Write
Average
Typical
3
,
4
3.
Typical access times are measured under nominal conditions of temperature, volt-
age, and horizontal orientation as measured on a representative sample of drives.
4.
Access to data = access time + latency time.
2.6
3.1
Single track
Typical
3,4
0.2
0.4
Full stroke
Typical
3,4
4.9
5.5