Ion GeneStudio S5 instrument run times
Number of
Chip type
reads
Ion 510
™
Chip
2–3 M
4–6 M
Ion 520
™
Chip
3–4 M
15–20 M
Ion 530
™
Chip
9–12 M
Ion 540
™
Chip
60–80 M
Ion 550
™
Chip
100–130 M
Ion GeneStudio S5 Instrument User Guide
The instrument automatically restarts when the software update is complete.
Approximate Ion GeneStudio S5 instrument run times for a given chip type, read
length, and number of reads are shown in the following table. Run times indicate
typical time from run start to BAM file delivery (1 run/initialization).
Read
Ion GeneStudio S5
length/output
200 bases
0.3–0.5 Gb
400 bases
0.6–1 Gb
200 bases
0.6–1 Gb
400 bases
1.2–2 Gb
600 bases
0.5–1.5 Gb
200 bases
3–4 Gb
400 bases
6–8 Gb
600 bases
1.5–4.5 Gb
200 bases
10–15 Gb
200 bases
20–25 Gb
Ion GeneStudio S5 instrument run times
Instrument run time
Ion GeneStudio S5
Sequencer
Plus Sequencer
4.5 hours
10.5 hours
7.5 hours
3.5 hours
12 hours
5.5 hours
12 hours
5.5 hours
10.5 hours
21.5 hours
21 hours
19 hours
10 hours
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11.5 hours
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Ion GeneStudio S5
Prime Sequencer
3 hours
3 hours
5 hours
5 hours
3 hours
5.5 hours
5.5 hours
5 hours
4 hours
8 hours
6.5 hours
8 hours
7 hours
6.5 hours
8.5 hours
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