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CD Read Tests
Before we begin, let's have a quick look at our test system specs.
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Test System
Specifications |
| CPU: |
Pentium 4 2.4GHZ
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| Motherboard: |
Soyo SY-P4VAL |
| Memory: |
Corsair XMS 3200 (1GB) |
| Hard Drive: |
Western Digital ATA 40GB
7200RPM |
| Video Card: |
ATI Radeon 9600 |
We
will be using the latest build of Nero 6 Ultra Edition which is 6.3.1.17.
This contains version 3.1 of Nero CD-DVD Speed.
1.
CD-DVD Speed - Pressed CD
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Test Results |
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Transfer Speed
Average:
38.52x
Start:
22.26x
End:
50.93x |
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Seek
Times
Random:
80ms
1/3: 88ms
Full:
142ms |
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CPU
Usage
1X: 1%
2X: 1%
4X: 3%
8X: 6% |
The
tests started out quite good and came just shy of its 52x read speed.
The drive started writing at about 22x and gradually increased to a maximum
transfer speed of 50.93x. Seek times and CPU usage results were very
low.
2.
CD-DVD Speed - CDR
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Test Results |
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Transfer Speed
Average:
38.85x
Start:
23.22x
End:
50.88x |
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Seek
Times
Random:
77ms
1/3: 87ms
Full:
132ms |
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CPU
Usage
1X: 1%
2X: 1%
4X: 3%
8X: 6% |
Again, the drive came just shy of 52x reading CDR media. The Seek Times,
however, were even lower and CPU Usage rates remained the same.
3. CD-DVD Speed - CDRW
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Test Results |
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Transfer Speed
Average:
30.62x
Start:
18.19x
End:
40.19x |
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Seek
Times
Random:
91ms
1/3: 92ms
Full:
145ms |
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CPU
Usage
1X: 1%
2X: 1%
4X: 3%
8X: 6% |
All drives usually struggle with CDRW media.
The Media Station Writer, however, was able to read these discs at a maximum
40x. That's still much higher than your typical multi-format drive.
4. DAE - Advanced Quality Tests
The first initial tests using Philips branded
40x media did not show very good numbers and resulted in numerous data and
sync errors. However, a simple switch to Ridata 48x media fixed
that right up. The results of our digital audio extraction tests with
supported media were excellent.
Overall, the CD read tests were very impressive.
Let's see how the write tests turn out!
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