What's the point of hard drives reporting their physical sector size?

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/982680/w...

Question links:
[Intel SSD DC S3510]: http://ark.intel.com/products/86195/Inte...
[datasheet]: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/pu...

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