A method, information handling system, and software are disclosed for creating a RAID set from a plurality of hard disks. A performance profile for the plurality of hard disks is determined. The performance profile associated with each of the hard disks is stored at a location on the hard disk. The performance profiles on one or more of the hard disks are read. A RAID set is created. The RAID set includes a subset of the hard disks. The disks in the RAID set have similar performance profiles.