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Cloud Database IOPS to Throughput & Latency Calculator
Translate provisioned IOPS and I/O size into expected throughput, and estimate queueing latency under load.
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Provisioned throughput
46.875 MB/s
IOPS utilization
66.6667%
Estimated effective latency
3 ms
Requested IOPS
2,000
As utilization approaches 100% of provisioned IOPS, queueing delay rises sharply (M/M/1-style behavior) — keep sustained demand below ~80% for headroom.
Formula and working
Throughput (MB/s) = IOPS × I/O size (KB) ÷ 1024; Utilization = Requested IOPS ÷ Provisioned IOPS
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Collect the inputs
Provisioned IOPS = 3,000; Average I/O size (KB) = 16; Actual sustained IOPS demand = 2,000; Base I/O latency (ms) = 1
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Apply the formula
Throughput (MB/s) = IOPS × I/O size (KB) ÷ 1024; Utilization = Requested IOPS ÷ Provisioned IOPS
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Result
Provisioned throughput = 46.875 MB/s
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