
Performance factors for HP ProLiant
Serial Attached Storage (SAS)
technology brief
Abstract.............................................................................................................................................. 2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 2
HDD controller technologies .............................................................................................................. 2
HDD interface technologies ............................................................................................................... 3
Key HDD design parameters for enterprise environments ...................................................................... 3
SAS use for enterprise systems............................................................................................................... 4
HDD performance comparisons............................................................................................................. 5
Performance comparison between SATA and SAS drives...................................................................... 5
Performance comparisons between SAS drives .................................................................................... 8
Performance comparisons based on form factor ............................................................................... 8
Performance comparisons based on platter speed .......................................................................... 11
SAS drive specifications ..................................................................................................................... 13
Conclusion........................................................................................................................................ 13
For more information.......................................................................................................................... 14
Call to action .................................................................................................................................... 14