So recently I wanted to test how fast it would take to push a large amount of data into the Amazon S3 Cloud Computing Service. I already had an idea of the throughput, but wanted to make sure with a large amount of data over time my assumption was correct.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Amount of Data: 165.85895 gigabytes
Average File Size of Data: 4.5 megabytes
ISP Connection Speed: 45 megabit connection
Method: Single Threaded Process
RESULTS:
Amount: 165.85895 gigabytes
Time to completion: 19.06775 hours
Throughput: 22.31 megabit/second average
CONCLUSION:
I have consistently seen on average 22 megabit/s speeds for pushing files onto S3. Occasionally I have seen the fastest speeds at around 35 megabit/s. This test helps bolster that, looks like Amazon rate limits it to this range.