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| Posted by | Wendy Collins |
| Posted on | 05/01/06 02:31 |
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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 : 48x
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 Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X reached 47.96x. Let's see how this compares to some other drives 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 |
|
Mad
Dog |
35.10x |
19.83x |
47.96x |
118ms |
133ms |
222ms |
The Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X reaches it rated read speed of 48x. The seek times could be better but are not overly high.
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 |
|
Mad
Dog |
36.43x |
20.64x |
47.94x |
147ms |
137ms |
222ms |
From the table above we see again that the Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X performed to spec on CD-R. Seek times are again a bit high but not excessive.
CD-Rewritable discs:
Again, we made a Data CD with Nero CD-DVD Speeds 'create data disc". This time we used a Maxell High Speed (12X) CD-RW disc made by Verbatim.
The Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X performs very well reading CD-RWs. The access times are a bit elevated but not excessive. 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 |
|
Matshita |
31.37x |
17.90x |
39.99x |
129ms |
130ms |
217ms |
Audio - Digital Audio Extraction:
To test the digital audio extraction performance of the Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X, 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 74 minutes long (74:00:00).
The drive reached 40.02x reading the audio disc back. Let's 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 |
|
Mad
Dog |
30.60x |
17.83x |
40.02x |
142ms |
145ms |
232ms |
The Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X performed very well reading CD-Audio reaching 40.02x. The access times however are quite high.
*Reviewers note: The Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X reading of CD media is actually done with P-CAV even though Nero CD-DVD Speed fails to report this with the exception of CD-RW media.
And as a last test we used Exact Audio Copy (EAC) to extract the audio to our hard drive. According to EAC the drive does not support caching, which is considered a plus - while ripping audio.
Below is the results produced by EAC:
Burst mode
Secure mode
The Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X performance in EAC is very impressive! Fast and accurate.
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-DVD Speed.
The extracting quality is excellent. It supports all Advanced Features except reading from the Leadin/Leadout.
DVD reading performance:
Again, we will use Nero CD-DVD 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
As we could see the drive read single layer DVD-Video at 7.94X CAV and double layer DVD-Video at 4.55x CAV. To see how the transfer rate is on a Data DVD we used the PS/2 game ATV Off Road Fury 2 DVD-ROM:
As we could see the Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X had no problem reading the DVD-ROM back at 15.69x.
|
DVD |
Average |
Start |
End |
Average |
Start |
End |
|
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 |
|
Pioneer |
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 |
|
AOpen |
12.04x |
6.71x |
16.05x |
6.61x |
3.68x |
8.79x |
|
LG |
7.62x |
4.26x |
10.16x |
6.16x |
3.44x |
8.18x |
|
Lite-On |
11.96x |
6.77x |
15.94x |
6.15x |
3.46x |
8.19x |
|
LG |
7.60x |
4.12x |
10.13x |
6.14x |
3.38x |
8.16x |
|
ASUS |
3.92x |
2.17x |
5.25x |
3.94x |
2.19x |
5.25x |
|
Samsung |
11.50x |
6.78x |
13.11x |
6.41x |
3.57x |
8.51x |
|
Mad
Dog |
5.94x |
3.28x |
7.94x |
3.43x |
1.91x |
4.55x |
The Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X is rip-locked reading Single and Double Layer DVD-Video. It reads DVD-ROM discs at a full 16x.
DVD - DVD+R/RW:
For this test we used a Memorex 16X DVD+R and a Verbatim 4X DVD+RW with 4.38Gb of data. Below are the results:
DVD+R
DVD+RW
The reading speed for DVD+RW comes in at 13.13x CAV, very nice!
|
DVD+R |
Average |
Start |
End |
Average |
Start |
End |
|
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 |
|
Pioneer |
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 |
|
AOpen |
8.79x |
4.83x |
11.73x |
5.83x |
3.20x |
7.79x |
|
LG |
7.69x |
4.25x |
10.29x |
6.15x |
3.41x |
8.22x |
|
Lite-On |
6.19x |
3.42x |
8.28x |
6.23x |
3.46x |
8.33x |
|
LG |
7.66x |
4.11x |
10.23x |
6.15x |
3.32x |
8.21x |
|
ASUS |
9.35x |
5.19x |
12.52x |
6.26x |
3.48x |
8.36x |
|
Samsung |
6.23x |
3.44x |
8.32x |
6.22x |
3.43x |
8.31x |
|
Mad
Dog |
11.97x |
6.60x |
16.01x |
9.83x |