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Testing the Samsung SM-348
| test system specs: |
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|
computer hardware: |
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| processor: |
intel pentium 4 1.5 ghz |
| clock
speed: |
1.50ghz |
| motherboard: |
epox 4g4a |
| chipset: |
intel i845ge |
| 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 |
DVD
Speed is a DVD-ROM benchmark which can test the most important features of a
DVD-ROM drive. For this test we use a pressed DVD-ROM with about 7.0GB of data
on it.
| Samsung SM348 - DVDSpeed
Tests |
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| Optical Drive |
SM348 |
DVD-500M |
DVD106 |
SD616 |
SDM1212 |
SM-308 |
| Disk Type |
DVD |
DVD |
DVD |
DVD |
DVD |
DVD |
| Avg Speed: |
6.46x |
5.73x |
5.74x |
4.85x |
4.52x |
1.71x |
| Start Speed: |
3.56x |
3.25x |
- |
- |
- |
1.76x |
| End Speed: |
4.21x |
3.76x |
- |
- |
- |
1.74x |
| Type: |
CAV |
P-CAV |
- |
- |
- |
CLV |
| Random Seek Time: |
96ms |
90ms |
98ms |
81ms |
111ms |
103 |
| 1/3 Seek Time: |
107ms |
103ms |
111ms |
88ms |
116ms |
110 |
| Full Seek Time: |
172ms |
178ms |
187ms |
158ms |
187ms |
346 |
| CPU use: 1X |
1% |
3% |
16% |
20% |
21% |
58% |
The SM348 tops out at just under 9X according to DVD-Speed (we tested
with the DVD of Spiderman, there is some variation disc to disc). Average
results show a marked improvement over the Samsung SD616, which also operates at
16X read speeds. The average speed of the SM348 came in at 6.46X as opposed to
4.85X for that drive; CPU usage is also the lowest of all the drives we
tested.
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 |
|
Test Drive |
Results |
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Samsung SM-348 (CDRW-DVD) |
1570 kb/s |
|
Samsung SW-240 (CD-RW) |
1910 kb/s |
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Samsung SW-232 (CD-RW) |
1460 kb/s |
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Samsung SW-224 (CD-RW) |
1320 kb/s |
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Samsung SC-152 (CDROM) |
1710 kb/s |
|
Pioneer DVD-500M (DVD ROM) |
2440 kb/s |
|
Samsung SW-216 (CD-RW) |
1280 kb/s |
The SM348 comes in about middle of the pack according to CD-Winbench.
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Nero DVD Speed - Benchmarks
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