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Associating a CD-Burner with MSI, the motherboard and video card manufacture may not be the first thing we think of, but the link is there.
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Testing the MSI 8340
| test system specs: |
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computer hardware: |
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| processor: |
intel pentium 4 1.6a ghz |
| clock
speed: |
1.60ghz |
| motherboard: |
abit it7 |
| chipset: |
intel i845e |
| videocard: |
msi ti4200 |
| memory: |
256mb pc2700 crucial ddr |
| hard drive: |
ibm 40gb deskstar 7200rpm |
| heatsink: |
stock intel hsf |
| powersupply: |
Enermax 431Watt |
| Software
Setup |
WindowsXP |
| Benchmarks |
CD WinBench 99 V1.1 Nero CD Speed SiSoft Sandra 001 |
The e-TestingLabs CD
Winbench99 benchmark runs a series of scripted programs from a special CD in the
drive and measures the time and data transfer capabilities as a result. Higher
numbers mean better performance.
| CD-WinBench 99 Benchmark Results |
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Test Drive |
Results |
| 1. |
MSI CDRW 8340 (CD-RW) |
2050 kb/s |
| 2. |
Samsung SW-240 (CD-RW) |
1910 kb/s |
| 3. |
Samsung SW-232 (CD-RW) |
1460 kb/s |
| 4. |
Samsung SW-224 (CD-RW) |
1320 kb/s |
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Samsung SC-152 (CDROM) |
1710 kb/s |
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Pioneer DVD-500M (DVD ROM) |
2440 kb/s |
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Samsung SW-216 (CD-RW) |
1280 kb/s |
MSI's 8340 CD burner comes out just a bit above the Samsung SW-240 which
shares similar speed numbers. The Pioneer DVD-500M still manages to take the lead here with 2440 kb/s.
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