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4.0 Performance characteristics This section provides detailed information concerning performance-related characteristics and features of Cheetah 15K.5 FC drives. 4.1 Internal drive characteristics Drive capacity* Read/write data heads Bytes per track Tracks per inch Peak bits per inch Areal density Internal data rate Disc rotation speed Avg rotational latency ST3300655FC 300.0 8 74,340 125,000 890k 110 960 to 1607 15k 2.0 ST3146855FC ST373455FC 146.8 73.4 4 2 74,340 74,340 125,000 125,000 890k 890k 110 110 960 to 1607 960 to 1607 15k 15k 2.0 2.0 Gbytes (formatted, rounded off value) Bytes (average, rounded off values) TPI BPI Gbits/inch2 Mbits/sec (variable with zone) rpm msec *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 4.2 Seek performance characteristics See Section 9.5, "FC-AL physical interface" on page 64 and the Fibre Channel Interface Manual (part number 77767496) for additional timing details. 4.2.1 Access time Average Single track Full stroke Typical Typical Typical Not including controller overhead1,2(msec) Read Write 3.5 4.0 0.2 0.4 6.8 7.5 1. Typical access times are measured under nominal conditions of temperature, voltage, and horizontal orientation as measured on a representative sample of drives. 2. Access to data = access time + latency time. Cheetah 15K.5 FC Product Manual, Rev. F 11

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Cheetah 15K.5 FC Product Manual, Rev. F
11
4.0
Performance characteristics
This section provides detailed information concerning performance-related characteristics and features of
Cheetah 15K.5 FC drives.
4.1
Internal drive characteristics
ST3300655FC
ST3146855FC ST373455FC
Drive capacity*
300.0
146.8
73.4
Gbytes (formatted, rounded off value)
Read/write data heads
8
4
2
Bytes per track
74,340
74,340
74,340
Bytes (average, rounded off values)
Tracks per inch
125,000
125,000
125,000
TPI
Peak bits per inch
890k
890k
890k
BPI
Areal density
110
110
110
Gbits/inch
2
Internal data rate
960 to 1607
960 to 1607
960 to 1607
Mbits/sec (variable with zone)
Disc rotation speed
15k
15k
15k
rpm
Avg rotational latency
2.0
2.0
2.0
msec
*One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment
and formatting.
4.2
Seek performance characteristics
See Section 9.5, "FC-AL physical interface" on page 64 and the
Fibre Channel Interface Manual
(part number
77767496) for additional timing details.
4.2.1
Access time
Not including controller overhead
1
,
2
(msec)
1.
Typical access times are measured under nominal conditions of temperature, voltage,
and horizontal orientation as measured on a representative sample of drives.
2.
Access to data =
access time
+ latency time.
Read
Write
Average
Typical
3.5
4.0
Single track
Typical
0.2
0.4
Full stroke
Typical
6.8
7.5