MSI MS-8152 IDE CD-ROM - Page 2

Data CD Tests

- Pressed CD results (Click to see the CD Speed Graphs)

The drive started reading at 22.95X and finished at 52.01X giving a 39.44X average reading speed. The CyberDrive 52X CD-ROM was faster with a 40.06X.

The seek times of the MSI drive were higher than the results of the other drives. The Random seek times reached 229ms, while the full stroke only 145ms.

- CDR Media results (Click to see the CD Speed Graphs)

With CD-R media, the drive lowered its reading speed at the end of the disc giving the lowest average reading speed. The CyberDrive 52X is still the faster drive with an impressive 40.9X.

With CD-R media, the MSI drive had the lowest seek times, with a 79ms in the random test.

- HS-RW media (Click to see the CD Speed Graphs)

The MSI MS-8152 was the faster reader with a 39.71X average reading speed. The TEAC CD-552E had problems reading the HS-RW media; while the CyberDrive/Samsung drives had a lower 18.5X average reading speed.