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SOA-C02 · Question #339
A company has a high-performance Windows workload. The workload requires a storage volume that provides consistent performance of 10,000 IOPS. The company does not want to pay for additional…
The correct answer is B. Use a General Purpose SSD (gp3) Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume that is. Max IOPS per volume - 16,000 https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-volume-types.html#vol-type-ssd
Submitted by valeria.br· Mar 30, 2026Cost and Performance Optimization
Question
A company has a high-performance Windows workload. The workload requires a storage volume that provides consistent performance of 10,000 IOPS. The company does not want to pay for additional unneeded capacity to achieve this performance. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST cost?
Options
- AUse a Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1) Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume that is
- BUse a General Purpose SSD (gp3) Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume that is
- CUse an Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) file system with Max I/O mode.
- DUse an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file system that is configured with 10,000 IOPS.
How the community answered
(23 responses)- A9% (2)
- B70% (16)
- C17% (4)
- D4% (1)
Explanation
Max IOPS per volume - 16,000 https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-volume-types.html#vol-type-ssd
Topics
#EBS gp3#provisioned IOPS#storage performance#cost optimization
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