PC Components Storage HDDs SAS Hard Drives: 15,000 vs. 10,000 RPM Features By Patrick Schmid published 10 October 2007 Page 10 of 11: I/O Performance RAID 5 Page 1: What's The Benefit Of 15,000 RPM? Page 2: 2.5" Kills 3.5" Page 3: Seagate Savvio 10k.2: 10,000 RPM Page 4: Seagate Savvio 15k.1: 15,000 RPM Page 5: Test Setup Page 6: Benchmark Results Page 7: Data Transfer Rates RAID 5 Page 8: Access Time Page 9: I/O Performance RAID 0 Page 10: I/O Performance RAID 5 Page 11: Conclusion: 15,000 RPM For High-Performance Servers I/O Performance RAID 5Again, using the faster drives increases the I/O performance by 20%. Stay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware NewsletterGet Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Current page: I/O Performance RAID 5 Prev Page I/O Performance RAID 0 Next Page Conclusion: 15,000 RPM For High-Performance Servers TOPICS Notebooks RAID Benchmark Hardware Seagate Patrick SchmidEditor-in-Chief (2005-2006)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.
