3 ms·

Hint: You haven't read about any performance breakthrough in the past several years.

• Rafuino 7y ago
  Not in HDDs... there's been quite a bit of improvement in SSDs and new memory media in the past several years.
  • Arnt 7y ago
    Not in the linux kernel's block layer, which is what GP had in mind. The block layer has been able to deliver very close to 100% of the drives' stated bandwidth for many years now.
    • Rafuino 7y ago
      Who is GP?