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Any disadvantages to using block size higher than the disks?
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:48 am
by audisputnik1
I know it is recommended to use a block size that is equivalent or lower than the disk's block size, but is there any disadvantages to using higher than the disks? I was using 32kb for my game drive but somehow, the Windows Store/Xbox App won't let me install that drive anymore unless it is 4kb. I can take the hit of the RAM overhead by using 4kb block size, but I'd rather not and use that RAM for write cache instead.
Re: Any disadvantages to using block size higher than the disks?
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2021 11:38 am
by Support
The sequential read/write performance might not be the best when the cache block size is larger than the file system cluster size. However, because large cache block size will reduce CPU utilization, in some computers 32KB~64KB might be the best one.
Re: Any disadvantages to using block size higher than the disks?
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 12:26 am
by audisputnik1
Support wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 11:38 am
The sequential read/write performance might not be the best when the cache block size is larger than the file system cluster size. However, because large cache block size will reduce CPU utilization, in some computers 32KB~64KB might be the best one.
Gotcha. thanks!