Nero CD Speed 1.00,Clony XXL 2.0.0.6,CloneCD 4.0.1.10.
DAE
Exact Audio Copy 0.9 beta4
Drivers and Settings
Graphics Driver
NVIDIA 3.0.8.2
IDE Driver
Intel 82801DB ICH4 4.0.1001.0
ASPI Driver
Adaptec 4.71, Ahead 2.0.1
DirectX Version
8.1
Resolution
1280x1024, 32 Bit, 85 Hz Refresh
For our tests we set each drive up as a master on our computer's second IDE channel.
Read Performance Part I - Data
Pressed CD Read Speeds
THG uses a pressed data CD nearly 74 minutes long (73:21.05 to be exact).
Both drives work in full CAV mode. This means that the CD spins at a constant speed and that the data transfer rate increases steadily as the writer moves from the center toward the outer edge of the CD. Each drive exceeds the promised maximum transfer rates of 48x and 40x.
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Original CD
Average Reading Speed
Start Reading Speed
End Reading Speed
Access Times Random
Access Times 1/3
Access Times Full
Liteon LXR24101A
30,20X
19,52X
39,84X
97 ms
106 ms
173 ms
Waitec Frisby II
30,92X
20,36X
40,78X
88 ms
102 ms
174 ms
Yamaha CRW-F1UX
31,93X
18,65X
42,15X
127 ms
149 ms
260 ms
LG GCE-8480B
37,04X
17,96X
49,01X
96 ms
102 ms
171 ms
LG GCE-8400B
30,77X
15,76X
40,65X
96 ms
108 ms
177 ms
The average access time of both drives is decidedly racey at 96 milliseconds, which will save a lot of time when installing software.
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