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| Posted by | Jan S. |
| Posted on | 29/01/05 22:48 |
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:
- 16x on DVD-ROM
- 8x on DVD-Video (CSS) SL/DL
- 10x on DVD±R
- 8x on DVD±RW
- 2x, 3x, 5x on DVD-RAM
- 40x on CD-R/RW
Pressed discs:
For this test we used a pressed CD-ROM disc containing Creative Blaster Audigy install CD that is close to 74 minutes long. Below you will see the produced result:
The LG GSA-5160D had no problems reaching 41.22x, let us see how this compares to other drives and look below:
|
Pressed |
Average |
Start |
End |
Seek |
Seek |
Seek |
|
Philips |
32.47x |
18.38x |
42.84x |
94ms |
112ms |
161ms |
|
LaCie d2
|
29.93x |
17.18x |
39.63x |
106ms |
114ms |
165ms |
|
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 |
|
LG |
31.10x |
17.91x |
40.93x |
102ms |
123ms |
192ms |
|
LG |
31.01x |
16.83x |
41.22x |
127ms |
118ms |
129ms |
From the table we can read - the LG GSA-5160D does what the specification indicates; it can read CD-Rom's at 40x.
CD-Recordable Discs:
For this test we made a copy of the original Creative Blaster Audigy install CD. The disc we used was a Verbatim 48X certified CD-R disc manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation.
|
CD-R |
Average |
Start |
End |
Seek |
Seek |
Seek |
|
Philips |
32.45x |
18.46x |
42.67x |
2554ms |
112ms |
162ms |
|
LaCie d2
|
30.66x |
17.85x |
40.42x |
109ms |
111ms |
160ms |
|
Philips |
30.68x |
17.53x |
40.51x |
96ms |
107ms |
157ms |
|
MSI |
30.45x |
17.71x |
40.08x |
81ms |
94ms |
142ms |
|
BenQ |
30.76 |
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 |
|
LG |
30.63x |
17.62x |
40.14x |
105ms |
129ms |
183ms |
|
LG |
30.53x |
16.83x |
40.27x |
116ms |
118ms |
128ms |
Again the LG GSA-5160D drive does what it is suppose to do according to the specifications.
CD-Rewritable discs:
Again, we made a copy of the original Creative Blaster Audigy install CD; this time we used a Verbatim Ultra Speed (24X) CD-RW disc made by Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation.
As we can see above, the LG GSA-5160D drive had no problems reading this CD-RW disc at full speed; let us compare it to other drives below.
|
CD-RW |
Average |
Start |
End |
Seek |
Seek |
Seek |
|
Philips |
32.84x |
18.52x |
43.75x |
106ms |
120ms |
173ms |
|
LaCie d2
|
25.56x |
14.9x |
33.7x |
112ms |
116ms |
164ms |
|
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 |
|
LG |
30.64x |
17.69x |
40.56x |
105ms |
127ms |
180ms |
|
LG |
30.54x |
16.59x |
40.43x |
119ms |
116ms |
129ms |
The reading speeds are better than the listed official specifications on the LG GSA-5160D drive.
Audio - Digital Audio Extraction:
To test the digital audio extraction performance of the LG GSA-5160D, we again used Nero CD/DVD-Speed to measure the transfer rate. The audio disc we used is slightly larger than the disc used for the other tests, to be exact it's about 78 minutes long (77:43:45).
The drive reached 41.20x reading the audio disc back, let us compare the result with other drives:
|
Audio |
Average |
Start |
End |
Seek |
Seek |
Seek |
|
Philips |
32.96x |
18.62x |
43.66x |
91ms |
104ms |
157ms |
|
LaCie d2
|
26.16x |
14.97x |
34.68x |
106ms |
116ms |
168ms |
|
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 |
|
LG |
31.37x |
17.57x |
41.39x |
95ms |
121ms |
211ms |
|
LG |
31.27x |
16.81x |
41.20x |
118ms |
124ms |
115ms |
The LG GSA-5160D drive performed very well - but not the fastest one so far, due to the 40x read limitation.
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And as a last test we used Exact Audio Copy (EAC) to extract the audio to our hard drive. According to EAC the LG drive does not support Caching, which is considered as a plus - while ripping audio. |
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Below is the results produced by EAC:
Burst mode
Secure mode
The drive performed excellently in both burst and secure mode.
Advanced audio - DAE quality test:
Before we move on to testing DVD read speeds, we will take a last audio test, and this time we used the 'Advanced DAE Quality Test" feature in CD-Speed.
The extracting quality is excellent and it should support everything, except reading Leadout.
DVD reading performance:
Again, we will use Nero CD-Speed to measure the reading performance, this time for various types of DVD discs. The drive should read pressed single layer DVD-discs at 16X.
DVD - DVD-Video:
For our DVD reading performance tests we are going to start with a single and dual layered DVD video discs. While only 1X speed is required to watch DVD movies, it's useful to be able to read the discs at higher speeds if you're going to extract (rip) the content of the disc to your hard drive.
DVD-Video Single Layer
DVD-Video Double Layer
We can see that this drive is locked at 10x for reading DVD-Video SL discs. (The official specifications stats max 8x though). To see how the transfer rate is on a Data DVD we used the 'Half-Life 2" DVD-ROM:
DVD-ROM
As we could see, there is no speed limit when reading the data DVD-ROM. Due to the limitation in the USB/firewire bridge, it would probably read up to the 17x mark.
|
DVD |
Average |
Start |
End |
Average |
Start |
End |
|
Philips |
9.20x |
5.13x |
12.01x |
6.03x |
3.37x |
8.03x |
|
LaCie d2
|
3.74x |
2.08x |
4.98x |
3.47x |
1.91x |
4.55x |
|
Philips |
11.97x |
6.59x |
15.99x |
6.02x |
3.34x |
8.01x |
|
MSI |
8.67x |
4.83x |
11.54x |
6.37x |
3.56x |
8.48x |
|
BenQ |
11.87x |
6.60x |
15.79x |
6.01x |
3.36x |
8.00x |
|
Pionner |
11.80x |
6.74x |
15.72x |
9.38x |
5.31x |
12.50x |
|
Samsung |
12.08x |
6.76x |
16.11x |
6.42x |
3.58x |
8.53x |
|
Mad
Dog |
3.74x |
2.06x |
5.00x |
3.43x |
1.90x |
4.58x |
|
Philips |
9.62x |
6.77x |
6.52x |
6.19x |
3.45x |
8.22x |
|
LG |
7.62x |
4.26x |
10.16x |
6.16x |
3.44x |
8.18x |
|
LG |
7.60x |
4.12x |
10.13x |
6.14x |
3.38x |
8.16x |
The LG GSA-5160D performed well according to the official listed specifications. Due to the Read/Rip lock the drive is around average compared with other drives.
DVD - DVD+R(W):
For this test we used a Plextor (Taiyo Yuden) 8X DVD+R and a Verbatim 4X DVD+RW with about 4,4Gb of data. Below are the results:
DVD+R
DVD+RW
The reading speed was locked to 8x for DVD+RW, which is fairly normal for most new drives.
|
DVD+R |
Average |
Start |
End |
Average |
Start |
End |
|
Philips |
6.26x |
3.41x |
8.39x |
6.27x |
3.43x |
8.39x |
|
LaCie d2
|
5.97x |
3.28x |
7.99x |
5.98x |
3.29x |
8.00x |
|
Philips |
6.23x |
3.39x |
8.35x |
6.25x |
3.43x |
8.37x |
|
MSI |
6.38x |
3.49x |
8.52x |
6.37x |
3.49x |
8.52x |
|
BenQ |
6.25x |
3.42x |
8.36x |
6.25x |
3.43x |
8.36x |
|
Pionner |
9.38x |
5.17x |
12.54x |
6.26x |
2.62x |
8.36 |
|
Samsung |
6.22x |
3.44x |
8.31x |
6.23x |
3.44x |
8.32x |
|
Mad
Dog |
11.94x |
6.56x |
15.96x |
5.98x |
3.29x |
7.99x |
|
Philips |
6.23x |
3.44x |
8.33x |
6.23x |
3.47x |
8.33x |
|
LG |
7.69x |
4.25x |
10.29x |
6.15x |
3.41x |
8.22x |
|
LG |
7.66x |
4.11x |
10.23x |
6.15x |
3.32x |
8.21x |
The LG GSA-5160D performed according to the official listed specifications, and the results are average when compared to other drives.
DVD - DVD-R/RW:
For this test we used a Maxell (Taiyo Yuden) 4X DVD-R disc and a Verbatim 4X DVD-RW disc filled with about 4,4Gb of data. Our test results are found below:
DVD-R
DVD-RW
There are minor differences compared to reading the DVD+R/RW discs.
|
DVD-R |
Average |
Start |
End |
Average |
Start |
End |
|
Philips |
6.27x |
3.43x |
8.38x |
6.26x |
3.41x |
8.36x |
|
LaCie d2
|
5.97x |
3.28x |
7.98x |
5.97x |
3.25x |
7.99x |
|
Philips |
6.24x |
3.41x |
8.33x |
6.23x |
3.38x |
8.35x |
|
MSI |
6.37x |
3.46x |
8.51x |
6.36x |
3.48x |
8.51x |
|
BenQ |
6.24x |
3.40x |
8.35x |
6.23x |
3.40x |
8.33x |
|
Pioneer |
9.38x |
5.25x |
12.53x |
6.24x |
3.45x |
8.34x |
|
Samsung |
6.22x |
3.43x |
8.32x |
6.22x |
3.43x |
8.31x |
|
Mad
Dog |
11.96x |
6.56x |
15.98x |
5.98x |
3.29x |
7.99x |
|
Philips |
6.10x |
3.39x |
8.16x |
6.11x |
3.39x |
8.17x |
|
LG |
7.68x |
4.26x |
10.26x |
6.16x |
3.41x |
8.23x |
|
LG |
7.67x |
4.12x |