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8 Barracuda 36ES2 Product Manual, Rev. B 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 ST336938/ ST336918 36.954 2 401 18.477 56,332 58,480 480 298-500 7,200 4.17 ST318438/ ST318418 19.924 Gbytes (formatted, rounded off) 2 401 KBytes (average, rounded off) 18.477 Mbytes (unformatted, rounded off) 26,000 Tracks (user accessible) 58,480 TPI 480 KBPI 434-500 Mbits/sec (variable with zone) 7,200 r/min (+0.5%) 4.17 msec 4.2 SCSI performance characteristics (visible to user) The values given in Section 4.2.1 apply to all models of the Barracuda 36ES2 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] Including controller overhead (without disconnect) [1] [3] 36 Gbyte Model Average-Typical [2] Single Track-Typical [2] Full Stroke-Typical [2] Drive level Read Write msec 8.7 9.5 0.8 1.2 15.1 15.8 Not including controller overhead (without disconnect) [1] [3] Drive level Read 8.5 0.6 14.9 Write msec 9.3 1.0 15.6 18 Gbyte Model Average-Typical [2] 7.1 7.7 Single Track-Typical [2] 0.8 1.2 Full Stroke-Typical [2] 10.2 10.9 6.9 7.5 0.6 1.0 10.0 10.7 4.2.2 Format command execution time (minutes) [1] Maximum (with verify) Maximum (no verify) ST336938, ST336918 ST318438, ST318418 46 23 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]* 32.3 Mbytes/sec Average [3] 45.9 Mbytes/sec Maximum [3] 52.2 Mbytes/sec

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Barracuda 36ES2 Product Manual, Rev. B
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 Barracuda 36ES2 family unless otherwise speci-
fied. 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):
ST336938/
ST336918
ST318438/
ST318418
Drive capacity
36.954
19.924
Gbytes (formatted, rounded off)
Read/write heads
2
2
Bytes/track
401
401
KBytes (average, rounded off)
Bytes/surface
18.477
18.477
Mbytes (unformatted, rounded off)
Tracks/surface (total)
56,332
26,000
Tracks (user accessible)
Tracks/inch
58,480
58,480
TPI
Peak bits/inch
480
480
KBPI
Internal data rate
298-500
434-500
Mbits/sec (variable with zone)
Disc rotational speed
7,200
7,200
r/min (+
0.5%)
Average rotational latency
4.17
4.17
msec
Including controller overhead
(without disconnect) [1] [3]
Not including controller overhead
(without disconnect) [1] [3]
Drive level
Drive level
Read
Write
Read
Write
36 Gbyte Model
msec
msec
Average–Typical [2]
8.7
9.5
8.5
9.3
Single Track–Typical [2]
0.8
1.2
0.6
1.0
Full Stroke–Typical [2]
15.1
15.8
14.9
15.6
18 Gbyte Model
Average–Typical [2]
7.1
7.7
6.9
7.5
Single Track–Typical [2]
0.8
1.2
0.6
1.0
Full Stroke–Typical [2]
10.2
10.9
10.0
10.7
ST336938, ST336918
ST318438, ST318418
Maximum (with verify)
46
Maximum (no verify)
23
Minimum sector interleave
1 to 1
Minimum [3]*
32.3 Mbytes/sec
Average [3]
45.9 Mbytes/sec
Maximum [3]
52.2 Mbytes/sec