Dataflow using the 200-bp kit on the Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Plus System, Ion GeneStudio S5 Prime System, and Ion S5™ XL System
The following table shows a high-level view of the dataflow using the 200-bp kit on the Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Plus System, Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Prime System, and Ion S5™ XL System. File sizes for Ion Torrent™ data depend on the Torrent Suite™ Software version, chip type, and kit type.
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					  Step  | 
 
				   
					  Resulting file type  | 
 
				  |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  
					  Read capacity  | 
 
				   
					  —  | 
 
				   
					  2.5 M  | 
 
				   
					  5 M  | 
 
				   
					  15–20 M  | 
 
				   
					  60–80 M  | 
 
				   
					  100–130 M  | 
 
				
|  
					  Signal processing input[1]  | 
 
				   
					  DAT  | 
 
				   
					  65 GB  | 
 
				   
					  125 GB  | 
 
				   
					  310 GB  | 
 
				   
					  2 TB  | 
 
				   
					  1 TB*  | 
 
				
|  
					  Signal processing output  | 
 
				   
					  WELLS  | 
 
				   
					  9 GB  | 
 
				   
					  18 GB  | 
 
				   
					  45 GB  | 
 
				   
					  180 GB  | 
 
				   
					  330 GB  | 
 
				
|  
					  Base calling output  | 
 
				   
					  Unaligned BAM  | 
 
				   
					  3 GB  | 
 
				   
					  8 GB  | 
 
				   
					  23 GB  | 
 
				   
					  85 GB  | 
 
				   
					  100 GB  | 
 
				
|  
					  Aligned output  | 
 
				   
					  Aligned BAM  | 
 
				   
					  3 GB  | 
 
				   
					  7 GB  | 
 
				   
					  20 GB  | 
 
				   
					  55 GB  | 
 
				   
					  90 GB  | 
 
				
* Data compression enabled.
