Table 2 Characteristics of the microSD and solid state drive (SSD) employed for our experiments.

From: Exploring the effects and potential of unlocked I/O-powered single board computer clusters

 

microSD

NVMe SSD

Model code

MB-MD256SA

SHGP31-500GM-2

Model name

Samsung PRO plus

SK Hynix GOLD P31

Capacity

256 GB

500 GB

Form factor

microSD (SDXC)

M.2 (NVMe)

Read(seq.)

Up to 180 MB/s

Up to 3,500 MB/s

Write(seq.)

Up to 130 MB/s

Up to 3,200 MB/s

Read(rand.)

Minimum 4,000 IOPS (A2)

Up to 570,000 IOPS

Write(rand.)

Minimum 2,000 IOPS (A2)

Up to 600,000 IOPS

  1. Note: Performance numbers excerpted from their product specifications.