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It also underscores just how insane raw disk bandwidth is on modern ssds. Most software is not designed around a world where you have gigabytes a second of sequ
by jasonwatkinspdx 3y ago
It also underscores just how insane raw disk bandwidth is on modern ssds. Most software is not designed around a world where you have gigabytes a second of sequential scan on a laptop.
- walth 3y agoI believe this test is run several times and the data set fits in page cache.
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- jasonwatkinspdx 3y agoYes, though on a laptop it's unlikely the entire file is being cached in dram. Also ssd's with multiple GiB/sec bandwidths are indeed common, which was my basic point in comparison vs how much slower sed/awk style processing is.