Recently I updated my NKN mining Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB version) from MicroSD boot to external SSD boot.
- Why? It is supposed to give me much higher read/write speed, and NKN node software need to read and write a lot for keeping in sync with the latest blocks and transactions.
- The result? More than 7 times faster (8250 versus 1133)!
-
Does it matter to mining yield? Most likely not, or at least too early to tell. Iām in for the tech.
- For more info: https://jamesachambers.com/raspberry-pi-storage-benchmarks-2019-benchmarking-script/
MicroSD: Samsung Evo plus 32GB
Category Test Result
HDParm Disk Read 40.71 MB/s
HDParm Cached Disk Read 37.68 MB/s
DD Disk Write 21.3 MB/s
FIO 4k random read 3367 IOPS (13471 KB/s)
FIO 4k random write 416 IOPS (1667 KB/s)
IOZone 4k read 10345 KB/s
IOZone 4k write 2454 KB/s
IOZone 4k random read 10446 KB/s
IOZone 4k random write 1931 KB/s
Score: 1133
SSD via USB 3.0: Crucial MX500 240GB:
Category Test Result
HDParm Disk Read 298.67 MB/s
HDParm Cached Disk Read 273.96 MB/s
DD Disk Write 177 MB/s
FIO 4k random read 14959 IOPS (59839 KB/s)
FIO 4k random write 8504 IOPS (34019 KB/s)
IOZone 4k read 34015 KB/s
IOZone 4k write 27122 KB/s
IOZone 4k random read 24806 KB/s
IOZone 4k random write 33853 KB/s
Score: 8250