I have always struggled with math, and some numbers and conversions we use today are mind-boggling.
Now I am starting to look back on 1GB Hard Drives with fondness.
When it comes to calculating speed and throughput, I'm terrible.
I'm trying to understand what we can and can't get from our PCs.
This may require a bit of Maths and Understanding, but here goes.
For example.
We have all seen the headline speeds of SSD,s NVMe, and so on.
But how do we make sure we get the actual value?
This is where PCIe versions and lanes come into effect.
I have read that most NVMEs use 4 PCIe Lanes.
If true, and using the PCIe 4.0 standard, 16TB/s x 4 = 64TB/s converted to GB = 128GB/s.
This would be the maximum theoretical throughput available to the device.
If correct, that is pretty quick, but the weakest link will be the drive the data goes to, and the speed will drop to the drive's maximum value.
Thanks
Now I am starting to look back on 1GB Hard Drives with fondness.
When it comes to calculating speed and throughput, I'm terrible.
I'm trying to understand what we can and can't get from our PCs.
This may require a bit of Maths and Understanding, but here goes.
For example.
We have all seen the headline speeds of SSD,s NVMe, and so on.
But how do we make sure we get the actual value?
This is where PCIe versions and lanes come into effect.
I have read that most NVMEs use 4 PCIe Lanes.
If true, and using the PCIe 4.0 standard, 16TB/s x 4 = 64TB/s converted to GB = 128GB/s.
This would be the maximum theoretical throughput available to the device.
If correct, that is pretty quick, but the weakest link will be the drive the data goes to, and the speed will drop to the drive's maximum value.
Thanks