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CD Read Tests
A
quick look at our test system before we begin...
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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 |
In
our tests, I will be using the latest build of Nero 6 Ultra Edition 6.3.1.20.
This contains version 3.16 of Nero CD-DVD Speed.
1.
CD-DVD Speed - Pressed CD
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Test Results |
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Transfer Speed
Average:
35.37x
Start:
20.38x
End:
46.69x |
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Seek
Times
Random:
123ms
1/3: 134ms
Full:
210ms |
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CPU
Usage
1X: 1%
2X: 2%
4X: 7%
8X: 7% |
This
drive is capable of reading CD media at the faster speed of 48x. The max
transfer rate was just slightly under it. Also, the seek times and CPU
usage were an improvement over some of the previous Lite-ON drives we have
reviewed.
2.
CD-DVD Speed - CDR
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Test Results |
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Transfer Speed
Average:
35.69x
Start:
21.47x
End:
46.71x |
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Seek
Times
Random:
135ms
1/3: 159ms
Full:
229ms |
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CPU
Usage
1X: 1%
2X: 3%
4X: 5%
8X: 9% |
Again, we see transfer rates fairly close to 48x. The seek times and CPU
usage slightly increased with CDR media.
3.
CD-DVD Speed - CDRW
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Test Results |
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Transfer Speed
Average:
23.29x
Start:
13.88x
End:
30.57x |
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Seek
Times
Random:
133ms
1/3: 160ms
Full:
226ms |
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CPU
Usage
1X: 1%
2X: 2%
4X: 5%
8X: 8% |
All
drives usually tend to struggle a bit with CDRW media as shown in our results.
Maximum transfer rate on CDRW media was 30.57x. Overall, the results
were on par with the previous Lite-On drives we have looked at.
4.
DAE - Advanced Quality Tests
Lite-On drives always perform very well in our
advanced digital audio extraction tests. What was puzzling here,
however, was the on-the-fly copying at 8x failed while it did well at higher
rates. I performed these tests three times with three different brands
of media and came up with the exact same results. Other than this, the
drive did exceptionally well in these tests.
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