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| Posted by | Paul Chilson |
| Posted on | 16/07/05 06:39 |
Reading performance:
For these tests we will use Nero CD/DVD-Speed to read various CD and DVD's, including audio discs and DVD-media. As already mentioned in the introduction, this drive supports:
- DVD-ROM : 16x
- CD-ROM : 40x
Pressed discs:
For this test we used a pressed CD-ROM disc containing Nero Express OEM install CD that is close to 77 minutes long. Below you will see the produced result:
The HP dvd640e DVD Writer reaching 39.65x, let us see how this compares to other drives and look below:
|
Pressed |
Average |
Start |
End |
Seek |
Seek |
Seek |
|
Philips |
29.98x |
16.88x |
39.89x |
101ms |
113ms |
164ms |
|
MSI |
30.45x |
17.77x |
40.11x |
94ms |
101ms |
154ms |
|
BenQ |
30.78x |
17.52x |
40.39x |
99ms |
116ms |
167ms |
|
Pioneer |
31.16x |
18.30x |
41.01x |
124ms |
142ms |
280ms |
|
Samsung |
35.65x |
20.40x |
47.22x |
96ms |
102ms |
172ms |
|
Mad
Dog |
34.10x |
19.54x |
45.17x |
109ms |
127ms |
187ms |
|
Philips |
35.69x |
20.59x |
47.25x |
118ms |
130ms |
206ms |
|
AOpen |
37.34x |
21.29x |
49.42x |
105ms |
118ms |
196ms |
|
LG |
31.10x |
17.91x |
40.93x |
102ms |
123ms |
192ms |
|
Lite-On |
36.54x |
21.45x |
48.12x |
117ms |
140ms |
201ms |
|
LG |
31.01x |
16.83x |
41.22x |
127ms |
118ms |
129ms |
|
ASUS |
30.62x |
17.67x |
40.55x |
128ms |
147ms |
291ms |
|
Samsung |
35.46x |
20.31x |
46.96x |
94ms |
102ms |
174ms |
|
HP
dvd640e |
30.26x |
16.81x |
40.06x |
97ms |
114ms |
173ms |
The HP dvd640e DVD Writer comes in right on the mark at 40.06x. The seek times are good.
CD-Recordable Discs:
For this test we made a Data CD with Nero CD-DVD Speeds 'create data disc". The disc we used was a Sony 48X certified CD-R disc manufactured by Sony Corporation.
|
CD-R |
Average |
Start |
End |
Seek |
Seek |
Seek |
|
Philips |
30.68x |
17.53x |
40.51x |
96ms |
107ms |
157ms |
|
MSI |
30.45x |
17.71x |
40.08x |
81ms |
94ms |
142ms |
|
BenQ |
30.76x |
17.60x |
40.41x |
96ms |
106ms |
157ms |
|
Pioneer |
31.12x |
18.21x |
41.08x |
125ms |
143ms |
282ms |
|
Samsung |
36.49x |
21.20x |
48.13x |
91ms |
96ms |
165ms |
|
Mad
Dog |
35.49x |
20.74x |
46.78x |
125ms |
131ms |
189ms |
|
Philips |
36.54x |
21.46x |
48.14x |
124ms |
151ms |
230ms |
|
AOpen |
36.49x |
21.20x |
48.11x |
99ms |
115ms |
185ms |
|
LG |
30.63x |
17.62x |
40.14x |
105ms |
129ms |
183ms |
|
Lite-On |
36.63x |
21.46x |
48.29x |
125ms |
157ms |
234ms |
|
LG |
30.53x |
16.83x |
40.27x |
116ms |
118ms |
128ms |
|
ASUS |
30.96x |
18.26x |
40.81x |
125ms |
143ms |
282ms |
|
Samsung |
36.65x |
21.28x |
48.33x |
92ms |
95ms |
163ms |
|
HP
dvd640e |
31.54x |
17.73x |
41.71x |
94ms |
107ms |
160ms |
From the table above we can see that the HP dvd640e DVD Writer scored average on reading CD-R's.
CD-Rewritable discs:
Again, we made a Data CD with Nero CD-DVD Speeds 'create data disc". This time we used a Verbatim Ultra Speed (32X) CD-RW disc made by Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation.
As we can see above, the HP dvd640e DVD Writer exceeded the stated drive maximum of 40x. Let's compare it to other drives below.
|
CD-RW |
Average |
Start |
End |
Seek |
Seek |
Seek |
|
Philips |
30.70x |
17.59x |
40.54x |
102ms |
111ms |
161ms |
|
MSI |
30.66x |
17.53x |
40.53x |
79ms |
91ms |
153ms |
|
BenQ |
31.36x |
17.55x |
41.44x |
109ms |
113ms |
194ms |
|
Pioneer |
25.45x |
14.74x |
33.72x |
130ms |
149ms |
291ms |
|
Samsung |
24.07x |
14.02x |
31.15x |
88ms |
97ms |
166ms |
|
Mad
Dog |
25.92x |
14.93x |
34.33x |
126ms |
135ms |
200ms |
|
Philips |
23.81x |
13.97x |
31.39x |
122ms |
156ms |
232ms |
|
AOpen |
36.55x |
21.31z |
48.22x |
102ms |
114ms |
185ms |
|
LG |
30.64x |
17.69x |
40.56x |
105ms |
127ms |
180ms |
|
Lite-On |
24.25x |
14.04x |
32.15x |
129ms |
167ms |
233ms |
|
LG |
30.54x |
16.59x |
40.43x |
119ms |
116ms |
129ms |
|
ASUS |
25.32x |
14.63x |
33.52x |
129ms |
149ms |
288ms |
|
Samsung |
23.99x |
14.02x |
31.63x |
86ms |
95ms |
162ms |
|
HP
dvd640e |
31.41x |
17.55x |
41.75x |
96ms |
109ms |
163ms |
The HP dvd640e DVD Writer scored above average reading CD-RWs.
Audio - Digital Audio Extraction:
To test the digital audio extraction performance of the HP dvd640e DVD Writer, we again used Nero CD/DVD-Speed to measure the transfer rate. The audio disc we used is shorter than the disc used for the other tests, to be exact it's about 74 minutes long (74:00:02).
The drive reached 40.58x reading the audio disc back, let us compare the result with other drives:
|
Audio |
Average |
Start |
End |
Seek |
Seek |
Seek |
|
Philips |
31.43x |
17.55x |
41.67x |
107 ms |
122ms |
166ms |
|
MSI |
30.66x |
17.53x |
40.53x |
79ms |
91ms |
153ms |
|
BenQ |
31.36x |
17.55x |
41.44x |
109ms |
113ms |
194ms |
|
Pioneer |
25.45x |
14.74x |
33.72x |
130ms |
149ms |
291ms |
|
Samsung |
37.30x |
21.21x |
49.43x |
94ms |
110ms |
189ms |
|
Mad
Dog |
25.71x |
14.82x |
34.09x |
120ms |
140ms |
194ms |
|
Philips |
37.40x |
21.06x |
49.59x |
117ms |
127ms |
204ms |
|
AOpen |
37.50x |
21.38x |
49.72x |
115ms |
120ms |
206ms |
|
LG |
31.37x |
17.57x |
41.39x |
95ms |
121ms |
211ms |
|
Lite-On |
36.92x |
21.36x |
48.89x |
126ms |
157ms |
234ms |
|
LG |
31.27x |
16.81x |
41.20x |
118ms |
124ms |
115ms |
|
ASUS |
31.10x |
19.91x |
41.38x |
125ms |
146ms |
286ms |
|
Samsung |
37.53x |
19.73x |
49.76x |
85ms |
97ms |
171ms |
|
HP
dvd640e |
30.75x |
17.52x |
40.58x |
95ms |
105ms |
156ms |
The HP dvd640e DVD Writer performed average on reading Audio-discs.