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What are the merits of SAS vs SATA drives?

I am running a linux centos dedicated server. Basic specs are a Intel Dual Core Xeon X3065with 2GB ram and 2 x 160GB Sata drivers in RAID1 configuration. The server is used for host a php/mysql application.

I am in the process of upgrading, which will have a Quad Core Intel Xeon processor and 8 GB ram. One of the options is to upgrade to 2 x 300 GB SAS drives instead of 2 x 250 GB SATA drives. My understanding is that spindle speed on the SAS drives is 15k.

Is there any noticable speed difference from using SAS drives, and is reliability on a par with SATA?

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Yes there is, they run at much faster speeds, so your Random Access is a lot better, also they write/read considerably faster. Reliability is about the same if they are Enterprise grade SATA disks. (or thats what the manufacturers say).

I'd refer you for more info to this page.

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  • There is quite a bit of either old or mis-information on that page. He's comparing 7.2k SATA drives to 15k SAS drives. Of **course** those SAS drives are going to outperform SATA there. Compare drives of like RPM, and there will be very little difference. – EEAA Jan 15 '12 at 22:09
  • Sorry ErikA :( will try to keep that in mind for next time ! – Lucas Kauffman Jan 15 '12 at 22:12
  • No prob. :) – EEAA Jan 15 '12 at 22:13