Nero's CD Speed burn tests are done twice, once
with a CD-R disc rated to 1x-52x burn speed, and again with a CD-RW rated to
4x-32x. Each disc was test with the same files, about 640MB in size. This test
is performed by simply placing blank recording media into the burner and running
CD Speed. The software will detect if it is CD-R or CD-R/W media and run the
appropriate tests.
| Nero CD Speed: CD-R/RW |
|
CD-R
CD-RW
|
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Nero CD Speed: CD-R, CD-RW Benchmark
Results |
| Optical Drive |
Samsung WriteMaster SE-W164 |
Gigabyte GO-W1616A |
MSI DR16-B |
AOpen DRW8800 |
AOpen 5232 Combo |
LG GSA-4082B |
MSI X48 |
| Media |
CD-R |
CD-RW |
CD-R |
CD-RW |
CD-R |
CD-RW |
CD-R |
CD-RW |
CD-R |
CD-RW |
CD-R |
CD-RW |
CD-R |
CD-RW |
| Media Write Speed: |
48x |
32x |
48x |
24x |
40x |
24x |
32x |
16x |
52x |
32x |
24x |
16x |
48x |
24x |
| Avg Speed: |
23.86x |
28.02x |
32.58x |
16.06 |
30.16x |
23.4x |
28.45x |
16.64x |
34.01x |
30.65x |
19.29x |
15.28x |
19.29x |
4x |
| Start Speed: |
21.92x |
16.02x |
19.16x |
16.03 |
17.72x |
17.78x |
16.64x |
16.64x |
22.51x |
21.77x |
12.01x |
12.01x |
12.01x |
4x |
| End Speed: |
23.92x |
32.05x |
42.98x |
16.03 |
40.32x |
24.45x |
33.32x |
16.64x |
44.74x |
32.25x |
24.02x |
16.02x |
24.02x |
4x |
| Type |
P-CAV |
Z-CLV |
CAV |
CLV |
P-CAV |
P-CAV |
P-CAV |
CLV |
P-CAV |
P-CAV |
Z-CLV |
Z-CLV |
Z-CLV |
CLV |
We were a bit surprised to see that the CD-R
writing test did not hit the burner's maximum speed. The media was 52x certified
so I am not sure what the problem is. CD-RW tests were able to reach maximum
speed.
CD Speed can also read DVD-ROM discs, showing you
maximum transfer speeds, access times and CPU utilization. The DVD data disc has
about 3.78GB of data on it and is a retail DVD-ROM disc, not a recordable DVD.
| Nero CD Speed: DVD-ROM |
|
DVD-ROM
|
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Nero CD Speed: DVD-ROM
Benchmark Results |
| Optical Drive |
Samsung WriteMaster SE-W164 |
Gigabyte GO-W1616A |
MSI DR16-B |
AOpen DRW8800 |
AOpen 5232 Combo |
Gigabyte GO-W0808A |
| Disc Type |
DVD-ROM |
DVD-ROM |
DVD-ROM |
DVD-ROM |
DVD-ROM |
DVD-ROM |
| Avg Speed |
8.73x |
5.97x |
11.58x |
8.89x |
11.63x |
8.94x |
| Random Seek Time |
97ms |
114ms |
106ms |
121ms |
95ms |
94ms |
| 1/3 Seek Time |
104ms |
126ms |
110ms |
122ms |
105ms |
100ms |
| Full Seek Time |
171ms |
192ms |
186ms |
172ms |
158ms |
162ms |
| DAE Quality |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| CPU Use: 1x |
11% |
7% |
13% |
6% |
17% |
6% |
| CPU Use: Max |
59% |
17% |
49% |
48% |
50% |
25% |
| Disc Recognition Time |
6.6s |
13.21s |
7.55s |
10.33s |
7.86s |
10.28s |
| Disc Eject Time |
1.85s |
1.24s |
1.84s |
1.74s |
1.38s |
0.96s |
| Disc Load Time |
1.32s |
1.18s |
1.31s |
0.01s |
1.03s |
1.2s |
Well it should be clear, if you are reading data
the Samsung WriteMaster SE-W164 can get to the information quickly!
Nero CD Speed: CD-R,
CD-RW
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