Here are some “rule of thumb” figures you can use when sizing a set of disks for IOPS
|
RPM |
IOPS |
|
SSD |
6000 |
|
15,000 |
175 |
|
10,000 |
125 |
|
7,200 |
75 |
|
5,400 |
50 |
The above are for individual disks or those configured in RAID 0. Don’t forget to take account of your RAID penalty !
Philip Flint 