![What is IOPS and how to calculate IOPS for an application (Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint,etc.) | VM.Blog. What is IOPS and how to calculate IOPS for an application (Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint,etc.) | VM.Blog.](https://vmin.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/model.png)
What is IOPS and how to calculate IOPS for an application (Exchange, SQL, Sharepoint,etc.) | VM.Blog.
![performance - Very slow random read of SSD on desktop (9,000 IOPS) but normal on laptop - Super User performance - Very slow random read of SSD on desktop (9,000 IOPS) but normal on laptop - Super User](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Zvy6.png)
performance - Very slow random read of SSD on desktop (9,000 IOPS) but normal on laptop - Super User
![IOPS, Throuhput, Latency Explained: Understanding SSD, HDD Storage Performance Benchmarks | Gear Primer IOPS, Throuhput, Latency Explained: Understanding SSD, HDD Storage Performance Benchmarks | Gear Primer](https://www.gearprimer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/iops-iometer-samsung-850-evo-ssd-gear-primer.jpg)
IOPS, Throuhput, Latency Explained: Understanding SSD, HDD Storage Performance Benchmarks | Gear Primer
![SN850 1TB x2- very low IOPS reported (1/3 of expected) when benching - WD SSD Drives & Software - WD Community SN850 1TB x2- very low IOPS reported (1/3 of expected) when benching - WD SSD Drives & Software - WD Community](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/wd/original/3X/a/7/a793af410e777c2bff8ce567f37c0ce630d8c3d3.png)