ASUS CRW5224 CD-RW
3. CD Error Correction Tests
Error Correction Tests
In the following tests we examine the reading error correction capabilities of the ASUS CRW5224.
- EAC CD-R Test Disc
- Test Results (Max Reading)
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Errors total
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Num: 36614
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Errors (Loudness) dB(A)
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Num: 38171
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Avg:-85.6 dB(A)
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Max: -53.3 dB(A)
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Error Muting Samples
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Num: 91
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Avg:1 Samples
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Max: 1 Samples
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Skips Samples
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Num: 0
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Avg: 0 Samples
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Max:0 Samples
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Total Test Result
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80.5 points (of 100.0 maximum)
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In the maximum ripping speed, the ASUS CRW5224 showed a good behaviour and got a score of 80.5 out of 100 (perfect).
- ABEX TCD-721R
- Test Results (Max speed)
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Errors total
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Num: 194891
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Errors (Loudness) dB(A)
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Num: 219353
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Avg:-79.4 dB(A)
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Max: -35.8 dB(A)
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Error Muting Samples
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Num: 6643
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Avg: 1.0 Samples
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Max: 9 Samples
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Skips Samples
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Num: 0
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Avg: 0 Samples
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Max: 0 Samples
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Total Test Result
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74.5 points (of 100.0 maximum)
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The ABEX 721R test disc is very hard for many drives and the ASUS CRW5224 doesn't seem to be an exception. The good news is that the error spikes kept below -35.8 dB(a) at several points, while there were no skip samples. The result is an average performance and the score for the drive is 74.5 points.
- ABEX TCD-726
- Test Results (Max Speed)
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Errors total
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Num: 11141
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Errors (Loudness) dB(A)
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Num: 25854
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Avg:-87.3 dB(A)
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Max: -53.7 dB(A)
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Error Muting Samples
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Num: 316
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Avg: 1 Samples
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Max: 2 Samples
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Skips Samples
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Num: 0
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Avg: 0 Samples
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Max: 0 Samples
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Total Test Result
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76.9 points (of 100.0 maximum)
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The ASUS drive performed adequately and gave a few errors getting a 76.9 score.
- Conclusion
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Test Disc
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Reading Speed
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ASUS CRW5224
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Score
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EAC CD-R
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Max
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80.5
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ABEX TCD-721R
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Max
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74.5
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ABEX TCD-726
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Max
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76.9
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Average Score
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77.30
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The ASUS CRW5224 gets an average score of 77.30 out of 100, which is lower than what AOpen CRW5224 and SONY CRX220E1 got in previous tests.
- C2 Information accuracy
- Test Results (MAX Speed)
The C2 accuracy of the ASUS CRW5224 seems to reach the perfection with a 100% score. The results from EAC analyser seems to agree:
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Test Disc
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Reading Speed
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ASUS CRW5224
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Score
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EAC CD-R
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Max
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100
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ABEX TCD-721R
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Max
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99.9
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ABEX TCD-726
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Max
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100
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Average Score
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100
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Below are the C2 error graphs as produced by EAC analyser software...
