Performance specifications for LTO tape drives
Performance data for LTO tape drives.
| Generation | LTO 9 | LTO 8 | LTO 7 | LTO 6 | LTO 5 |
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| Inquiry |
ULT3580-TD9
ULTRIUM-TD9 |
ULT3580-TD8
ULTRIUM-TD8 |
ULT3580-TD7
ULTRIUM-TD7 |
ULT3580-TD6
ULTRIUM-TD6 |
ULT3580-TD5
ULTRIUM-TD5 |
| Interface (speed) |
FC (8 Gb)
SAS (12 Gb) |
FC (8 Gb)
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FC (8 Gb)
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FC (8 Gb)
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FC (8 Gb)
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| Native data rate |
400 Mb/s (L9)
360 Mb/s (L8) |
360 Mb/s (L8)
300 Mb/s (M8) 300 Mb/s (L7) |
300 Mb/s (L7)
160 Mb/s (L6) 140 Mb/s (L5) |
160 Mb/s (L6)
140 Mb/s (L5) 120 Mb/s (L4) |
140 Mb/s (L5)
120 Mb/s (L4) 80 Mb/s (L3) |
| Sustained data rate (L6, L7, L8 and L9 compressed at 2.5:1 compression; L5 and earlier compressed at 2:1 compression) |
FC
750 Mb/s (L9) 750 Mb/s (L8) SAS 1000 Mb/s (L9) 900 Mb/s (L8) |
FC
750 Mb/s (L8) 750 Mb/s (M8) 750 Mb/s (L7) |
FC
750 Mb/s (L7) 400 Mb/s (L6) 280 Mb/s (L5) |
FC and SAS
400 Mb/s (L6) 280 Mb/s (L5) 240 Mb/s (L4) |
FC and SAS
280 Mb/s (L5) 240 Mb/s (L4) 160 Mb/s (L3) |
| Burst data rate |
800 Mb/s FC 1200 Mb/s SAS |
800 Mb/s FC |
800 Mb/s FC |
800 Mb/s FC 600 Mb/s SAS |
800 Mb/s FC 600 Mb/s SAS |
| Nominal load-to-ready time | 17 seconds | 15 seconds | 15 seconds | 12 seconds | 12 seconds |
| -Initialized tape | 17 seconds | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| -Uninitialized tape1 | 40-120 minutes | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Nominal unload time | 30 seconds | 24 seconds | 20 seconds | 17 seconds | 17 seconds |
| Average space record time from load point | 45 seconds | 59 seconds | 56 seconds | 62 seconds | 60 seconds |
| Average rewind time (REWIND command) | 55 seconds | 59 seconds | 60 seconds | NA | NA |
| Average rewind time (part of UNLOAD command, dependent on mount activity) | |||||
| Less than 5 Gb of contiguous data transferred | 55 seconds | 59 seconds | 60 seconds | NA | NA |
| 5 Gb to 50 Gb of contiguous data transferred | 110 seconds | 59 seconds | 60 seconds | NA | NA |
| All other types of mount activity | 165 seconds | 59 seconds | 60 seconds | NA | NA |
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1 Cartridge initialization time can vary. See Media optimization for more information. Remember:
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