Optimal Cluster sizes for SQL Server on SSDs – are 64K still important?
Read OriginalThis article investigates whether the traditional 64K cluster size recommendation for SQL Server still holds true on modern SSDs. It details a series of I/O benchmarks using enterprise SAS SSDs under RAID 0, 10, and 50 configurations, testing performance with 4K, 8K, and 64K allocation unit sizes. The results analyze the impact on different workloads to provide data-driven guidance for database administrators.
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