A storage system having an input-output (IO) component, a solid state drive (SSD) with multiple logical units (LUNs), e.g., flash storage units, and a controller coupled to the IO component and the SSD. The controller can cause the storage system to receive an operation request, determine various operational throughputs associated with outstanding commands of the SSD (e.g., read or write commands to be performed by the SSD), determine a time required for the SSD to process the outstanding commands based in part on the operational throughputs, and assign a timeout value to the received operation request. The timeout value may correspond to the time required for the SSD to process the outstanding commands. Any of the operational throughputs may be throttled when a die temperature of any of the SSD's LUNs exceeds an operating temperature threshold, or when an ambient temperature affecting SSD exceeds an ambient temperature threshold.