Plextor
PX-40TS SCSI CD ROM - Page 2
Data Tests
Test Method:
I used CD Speed 99 v0.41b, SCSI Mechanic v2.1h (evaluation version) and
SiSoft Sandra 99 v3.5.0 to run Data tests. I run all tests with Sync Data Trasnfer
On & Off . All tests done with the same CD.
CD Speed results:
(Speed : Bigger is
better, Seek Times : less is better, CPU Usage : less is better)
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Speed (x)
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Seek Time (ms)
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CPU Usage (%)
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Start
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Average
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End
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Random
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1/3
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Full
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1x
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2x
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4x
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8x
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|
Sync Off
|
18.19
|
18.22
|
18.21
|
87
|
90
|
135
|
5
|
10
|
20
|
41
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|
Sync On
|
18.67
|
31.75
|
41.93
|
83
|
92
|
128
|
1
|
3
|
7
|
14
|
|
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SiSoft Sandra 99 results:
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Drive Index
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Track Speed (ppm)
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Buffered Read (mb/s)
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Sequential Read (mb/s)
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Random Read (kb/s)
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Average Access Time (ms)
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Sync Off
|
2011
|
10091
|
93
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2.856
|
744
|
108
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Sync On
|
3619
|
19437
|
110
|
5
|
797
|
113
|
|
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SCSI Mechanic results:
(I/O throughput :
Bigger is better)
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Random I/O
throughput (kb/s)
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Sequential I/O
throughput (kb/s)
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Same Sector I/O
throughput (kb/s)
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Min
|
Average
|
Max
|
Min
|
Average
|
Max
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Min
|
Average
|
Max
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|
Sync Off
|
509
|
711
|
891
|
1639
|
2777
|
2883
|
1032
|
1324
|
1646
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Sync On
|
220
|
701
|
888
|
1987
|
4709
|
6572
|
979
|
1188
|
1360
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Verdict of Data Tests:
Plextor 40x really gives what it promises. Average transfer rate is 4.7Mb/S
and max is 6.5MB/s . As for seeks time it is really fast with 83ms (random).
Also since it is a scsi device it has low CPU usage. You have to ebable Sync
Data Tranfer for making the drive work in max speed..How good is the performance
? (comparing to other CD Roms..) Into past i had made an roundup
between 3 drives (Teac 32x, Plextor 40x, Phillips 48x). If you go there you
will check that Plextor performed good..
