Three Generations Compared: Is Your DVD Burner Outdated?

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Comparison Table And Test Setup

Comparison Table

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Manufacturer NEC Sony NEC Optiarc Sony Optiarc
Model ND-4570A AD-7173A AD-7240S
Form Factor 5.25" 5.25" 5.25"
Other Models Row 2 - Cell 1 AD-7170A PATAAD-7170S SATAAD-7173S Labelflash AD-7241S LightScribeAD-7243S Labelflash
Cache 2MB 2MB 2MB
Interface PATA/33 PATA/66 SATA/150
Manufacturing Date Dec 05 Aug 06 Feb 09
Label Technology - Labelflash -
Read Specs
DVD-ROM 16x 16x 16x
CD-ROM 48x 48x 48x
Write Specifications
DVD-R 16x 18x 24x
DVD-R DL 8x 8x 12x
DVD+R 16x 18x 24x
DVD+R DL 8x 8x 12x
DVD-RW 6x 6x 6x
DVD+RW 8x 8x 8x
DVD-RAM 5x 12x 12x
CD-R 48x 48x 48x
CD-RW 32x 32x 32x
Web Site NEC Sony NEC Optiarc Sony Optiarc

Test Setup

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Platform Asus P5E3 Deluxe, Rev.1.03GIntel X38, BIOS: 0810 (02/11/2007)
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (65nm Conroe core) @ 2.26 GHz
RAM 2 x 1024MB Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600
System Drive Seagate Barracuda 7200.9, 160GB7,200 RPM, SATA/300, 8MB Cache
Graphics Card Gigabyte Radeon HD 3850 GV-RX385512HGPU: 670 MHz Memory: 512MB DDR3 (830 MHz, 256-bit)
Blank DVD-R Tayo Yuden Verbatim 24x
Blank DVD+R DL Verbatim 8x
Audio Test Media Fetenhits ”Real Classics“ 70 min.
Network Controller Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Audio Integrated
Power Supply Cooler Master RS-850-EMBA, ATX 12V V2.2, 850W
Benchmarks
iTunes Version: 9.00.7.0
Opti Drive Control Version: 1.40
Operating System and Drivers
Operating System Windows Vista Enterprise SP1
DirectX 10 DirectX 10 (Vista default)
DirectX 9 April 2007
Graphics Drivers ATI Radeon Version 7.12
Network Drivers 9.0.32.3 (Vista-Standard)
Intel Chipset Drivers Version 6.9.1.1001 (20/02/2008)