Read Tests Printed Media


Seek Times — Pressed CD 74:40.02
Drive Random Full
ASUS DRW-0402P/D 123ms 163ms
Gigabyte GO-W0404A 92ms 187ms
LiteOn LDW-411S 88ms 179ms
MSI DR4-A 128ms 188ms
NEC 1300A 121ms 183ms
Nu Tech DDW-081 102ms 167ms
Plextor 708A 94ms 167ms
Sony DRU-530A 125ms 199ms


Seek Times — Pressed DVD 4.38GB
Drive Random Full
ASUS DRW-0402P/D 145ms 188ms
Gigabyte GO-W0404A 142ms 173ms
LiteOn LDW-411S 120ms 196ms
MSI DR4-A 166ms 249ms
NEC 1300A 124ms 167ms
Nu Tech DDW-081 135ms 144ms
Plextor 708A 170ms 228ms
Sony DRU-530A 175ms 242ms

We used various DVD and CD media around the lab for this portion of the benchmark. We attempted to use disks that contained no errors or scratches. Higher read speed averages are better.

Read — Pressed CD
Drive Average Read Length
ASUS DRW-0402P/D 25.10X 4.38GB
Gigabyte GO-W0404A 30.42X 4.38GB
LiteOn LDW-411S 30.39X 4.38GB
MSI DR4-A 30.81X 4.38GB
NEC 1300A 31.01X 4.38GB
Nu Tech DDW-081 32.22X 4.38GB
Plextor 708A 31.66X 4.38GB
Sony DRU-530A 31.59X 4.38GB


Read — DVDR
Drive Average Read Length
ASUS DRW-0402P/D 4.62X 4.38GB
Gigabyte GO-W0404A 5.22X 4.38GB
LiteOn LDW-411S 5.23X 4.38GB
MSI DR4-A 4.05X 4.38GB
NEC 1300A 3.66X 4.38GB
Nu Tech DDW-081 6.26X 4.38GB
Plextor 708A 6.05X 4.38GB
Sony DRU-530A 3.48X 4.38GB


Read — Pressed DVD Video
Drive Average Read Length
ASUS DRW-0402P/D 2.18X 7.88GB
Gigabyte GO-W0404A 9.26X 7.88GB
LiteOn LDW-411S 9.24X 7.88GB
MSI DR4-A 2.04X 7.88GB
NEC 1300A 3.66X 7.88GB
Nu Tech DDW-081 3.11X 7.88GB
Plextor 708A 9.14X 7.88GB
Sony DRU-530A 2.01X 7.88GB

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