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Before we get started with performance testing, let's take a quick look at
our test system.
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Test System
Specifications |
| CPU:
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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 in our tests.
The build we will be using is 6.3.1.15. Nero CD-DVD Speed version
3.01. Throughout this review I will be comparing results against their
8x double layer model so you have some clear understanding of the
performance gains, if any.
CD Read Tests
1. CD-DVD Speed - Pressed CD
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Test Results |
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Transfer Speed
Average: 35.54x
Start: 20.97x
End: 46.86x |
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Seek Times
Random: 123ms
1/3: 142ms
Full: 214ms |
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CPU Usage
1X: 1%
2X: 2%
4X: 5%
8X: 8% |
This drive is fast when it comes to CD media and came slightly shy of its
top rated read speed of 48x. While the seek times were higher than
those of their 8x model, the CPU usage rates were much lower.
2. CD-DVD Speed - CDR
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Test Results |
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Transfer Speed
Average: 35.77x
Start: 21.65x
End: 46.80x |
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Seek Times
Random: 133ms
1/3: 159ms
Full: 228ms |
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CPU Usage
1X: 1%
2X: 2%
4X: 6%
8X: 9% |
The results on CDR media were very similar to
those of the pressed CD, except for the seek times, which were even higher.
3. CD-DVD Speed - CDRW
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Test Results |
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Transfer Speed
Average: 23.31x
Start: 13.95x
End: 30.61x |
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Seek Times
Random: 133ms
1/3: 150ms
Full: 230ms |
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CPU Usage
1X: 1%
2X: 2%
4X: 5%
8X: 9% |
It is unclear to me what its maximum read rate
is on CDRW media. Regardless, it performed very similar to their 8x
model, with the exception of the lower seek times.
4. DAE - Advanced Quality Tests
As expected from Lite-ON drives, the
SOHW-1213s did exceptionally well in our advanced digital audio extraction
tests. No data errors to report and passed all additional tests,
including all advanced features.
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