MSI MS-8152 IDE CD-ROM - Page 4

CloneCD Reading Tests

- Procedure

We used CloneCD and 4 original CDs - Serious Sam 2 (SafeDisc 2), Desperados (LaserLock 2), V-Rally 2 Expert (SecuROM 2) and NBA Jam Extreme (PSX) - in order to test the reading time of the drive. We also tested the reading performance with backups of the original CDs, since the reading speed varies between original and backup media. The following pictures show the drive reading/writing capabilities as CloneCD reports:

- PSX Pressed Media

For this test we used the PSX game 'NBA Jam Extreme' and we ripped the image to the HD with CloneCD. The MSI MS-8152 is the slowest drive and needed 335secs to finish the task. The TEAC CD-552E has the best performance with 87secs.

- SafeDisc v.2 Results

The MSI drive is very slow with SafeDisc 2 discs. It needs 2hours and 7mins to finish the reading...

- LaserLock v.2 Results

With the LaserLock v.2 protected disc, the drive again was slow but faster than the other drives of the test.

- SecuROM Results

All the drives can read SubChannel data from Data/Audio tracks. The MSI MS-8152 was the faster drive among the competition.