Standard_GS2 by Microsoft Azure


I/O rate testing are conducted with local and block storages attached to the instance. We use the well-known open-source tool FIO. To express IOPS the following parameters are used:

  • 4K block
  • Random access
  • No filesystem (except for write access with root volume)
  • Avoidance of cache and buffer
Specifications:
CPU
4
RAM
56.0 GB
Extra
1x 112 GB N/A

200GB No cache Standard LRS

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Read Write
Max 510 510
Average 505 497
Deviation 4.96 20.15
Min 499 433

Standard_GS2 local disk

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Read Write
Max 20616 20615
Average 20603 20602
Deviation 13.31 14.27
Min 20550 20545


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