check bs size of dd command.
#!/bin/bash
#
#create a file to work with
#
echo "creating a file to work with"
dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/tmp/infile count=1175000
for bs in 16m 32m 64m 128m 256m 512m
do
echo "---------------------------------------"
echo "Testing block size = $bs"
dd if=/var/tmp/infile of=/var/tmp/outfile bs=$bs
echo ""
done
rm /var/tmp/infile /var/tmp/outfile