diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/performance/ior_easy.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/performance/ior_easy.yaml
index fca6fa3ba70..b846b179277 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/performance/ior_easy.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/performance/ior_easy.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ server_config:
 
 pool:
   size: 95%
-  properties: ec_cell_sz:128KiB
+  properties: ec_cell_sz:1MiB
 
 container:
   type: POSIX
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_easy.py b/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_easy.py
index 86db9f0c49d..c1a768694af 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_easy.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_easy.py
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ def test_performance_mdtest_easy_dfs_ec_16p2g1(self):
         """
         self.run_performance_mdtest(namespace="/run/mdtest_dfs_ec_16p2g1/*")
 
+    def test_performance_mdtest_easy_dfs_rp_3g1(self):
+        """Test Description: Run MDTest Easy, DFS, RP_3G1.
+
+        :avocado: tags=all,manual
+        :avocado: tags=performance
+        :avocado: tags=MdtestEasy,test_performance_mdtest_easy_dfs_rp_3g1
+        """
+        self.run_performance_mdtest(namespace="/run/mdtest_dfs_rp_3g1/*")
+
     def test_performance_mdtest_easy_pil4dfs_s1(self):
         """Test Description: Run MDTest Easy, dfuse + pil4dfs, S1.
 
@@ -51,3 +60,12 @@ def test_performance_mdtest_easy_pil4dfs_ec_16p2g1(self):
         :avocado: tags=MdtestEasy,test_performance_mdtest_easy_pil4dfs_ec_16p2g1
         """
         self.run_performance_mdtest(namespace="/run/mdtest_pil4dfs_ec_16p2g1/*")
+
+    def test_performance_mdtest_easy_pil4dfs_rp_3g1(self):
+        """Test Description: Run MDTest Easy, dfuse + pil4dfs, RP_3G1.
+
+        :avocado: tags=all,manual
+        :avocado: tags=performance
+        :avocado: tags=MdtestEasy,test_performance_mdtest_easy_pil4dfs_rp_3g1
+        """
+        self.run_performance_mdtest(namespace="/run/mdtest_pil4dfs_rp_3g1/*")
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_easy.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_easy.yaml
index a81db811686..d2925536b79 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_easy.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_easy.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ server_config:
 
 pool:
   size: 95%
-  properties: ec_cell_sz:128KiB
+  properties: ec_cell_sz:1MiB
 
 container:
   type: POSIX
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ mdtest_ec_16p2g1: &mdtest_ec_16p2g1
   dfs_dir_oclass: RP_3GX
   dfs_chunk: 16MiB
 
+mdtest_rp_3g1: &mdtest_rp_3g1
+  <<: *mdtest_base
+  dfs_oclass: RP_3G1
+  dfs_dir_oclass: RP_3GX
+  dfs_chunk: 1MiB
+
 mdtest_dfs_s1:
   api: DFS
   <<: *mdtest_s1
@@ -69,6 +75,10 @@ mdtest_dfs_ec_16p2g1:
   api: DFS
   <<: *mdtest_ec_16p2g1
 
+mdtest_dfs_rp_3g1:
+  api: DFS
+  <<: *mdtest_rp_3g1
+
 mdtest_pil4dfs_s1:
   api: POSIX+PIL4DFS  # handled by ftest
   <<: *mdtest_s1
@@ -77,6 +87,10 @@ mdtest_pil4dfs_ec_16p2g1:
   api: POSIX+PIL4DFS  # handled by ftest
   <<: *mdtest_ec_16p2g1
 
+mdtest_pil4dfs_rp_3g1:
+  api: POSIX+PIL4DFS  # handled by ftest
+  <<: *mdtest_rp_3g1
+
 dfuse:
   disable_caching: true
 
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_hard.py b/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_hard.py
index 2eebc5738a8..a1bf2ec3076 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_hard.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_hard.py
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ def test_performance_mdtest_hard_dfs_ec_16p2g1(self):
         """
         self.run_performance_mdtest(namespace="/run/mdtest_dfs_ec_16p2g1/*")
 
+    def test_performance_mdtest_hard_dfs_rp_3g1(self):
+        """Test Description: Run MdTest Hard, DFS, RP_3G1.
+
+        :avocado: tags=all,manual
+        :avocado: tags=performance
+        :avocado: tags=MdtestHard,test_performance_mdtest_hard_dfs_rp_3g1
+        """
+        self.run_performance_mdtest(namespace="/run/mdtest_dfs_rp_3g1/*")
+
     def test_performance_mdtest_hard_pil4dfs_s1(self):
         """Test Description: Run MDTest Hard, dfuse + pil4dfs, S1.
 
@@ -51,3 +60,12 @@ def test_performance_mdtest_hard_pil4dfs_ec_16p2g1(self):
         :avocado: tags=MdtestHard,test_performance_mdtest_hard_pil4dfs_ec_16p2g1
         """
         self.run_performance_mdtest(namespace="/run/mdtest_pil4dfs_ec_16p2g1/*")
+
+    def test_performance_mdtest_hard_pil4dfs_rp_3g1(self):
+        """Test Description: Run MDTest Hard, dfuse + pil4dfs, RP_3G1.
+
+        :avocado: tags=all,manual
+        :avocado: tags=performance
+        :avocado: tags=MdtestHard,test_performance_mdtest_hard_pil4dfs_rp_3g1
+        """
+        self.run_performance_mdtest(namespace="/run/mdtest_pil4dfs_rp_3g1/*")
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_hard.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_hard.yaml
index 2bf5e0d73ca..0599ea61319 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_hard.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_hard.yaml
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ server_config:
 
 pool:
   size: 95%
-  control_method: dmg
-  properties: ec_cell_sz:128KiB
+  properties: ec_cell_sz:1MiB
 
 container:
   type: POSIX
@@ -62,6 +61,12 @@ mdtest_ec_16p2g1: &mdtest_ec_16p2g1
   dfs_dir_oclass: RP_3GX
   dfs_chunk: 16MiB
 
+mdtest_rp_3g1: &mdtest_rp_3g1
+  <<: *mdtest_base
+  dfs_oclass: RP_3G1
+  dfs_dir_oclass: RP_3GX
+  dfs_chunk: 1MiB
+
 mdtest_dfs_s1:
   api: DFS
   <<: *mdtest_s1
@@ -70,6 +75,10 @@ mdtest_dfs_ec_16p2g1:
   api: DFS
   <<: *mdtest_ec_16p2g1
 
+mdtest_dfs_rp_3g1:
+  api: DFS
+  <<: *mdtest_rp_3g1
+
 mdtest_pil4dfs_s1:
   api: POSIX+PIL4DFS  # handled by ftest
   <<: *mdtest_s1
@@ -78,6 +87,13 @@ mdtest_pil4dfs_ec_16p2g1:
   api: POSIX+PIL4DFS  # handled by ftest
   <<: *mdtest_ec_16p2g1
 
+mdtest_pil4dfs_rp_3g1:
+  api: POSIX+PIL4DFS  # handled by ftest
+  <<: *mdtest_rp_3g1
+
+dfuse:
+  disable_caching: true
+
 client:
   env_vars:
     - D_LOG_MASK=INFO