Overall, RAID 5 I/O performance is slightly better than RAID 6 I/O performance, but what I said on the last page is also valid here: larger stripe sizes enable more I/O operations per second, and I/O performance increases even more if large stripe sizes are used.
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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
