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ARIS ENTERTAINMENT’s MPC WIZARD TEST RESULTS

Yes, we've come a long way! We'll post other tools and resources as time permits. Although this is not a scientific comparison, you will see a peek back @ how far we've come in such a short time! Remember, CD-ROM Drives read CD's differently today than they use to! More later...

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CD-ROM Test Performed

MPC Specs

Mitsumi... 2X

Philips... 2X

NEC... 2X (IDE)

NEC... 3X
(scsi)

NEC... 4X
(scsi)

Hitachi... 4X
(IDE)

Toshiba
XM-5302TA 
4X Master

Toshiba
XM-5302TA 
4X Slave

Funai-E2650 6X

Mitsumi... FX600S B 6X

Teac 6X 

Test PC Spec: 

486-66

486-66

486-66

486-66

486-66

AMD 486 DX4-100

Pentium 120

Pentium 133

Pentium 133

Pentium 120

Pentium 133

CD-ROM Drive 
1/3- Stroke Avg. Seek Time

Level 1 MPC — 1000 ms. (1 second) or less required;
Level 2 MPC — 400 ms. or less required.

52 ms

57 ms 

52 ms 

265 ms 

264 ms 

45 ms 

23 ms 

30 ms 

37 ms 

30 ms 

175 ms 

CD-ROM Drive
Transfer Rate (100% CPU Time)

Level 1 MPC —150 kb/ second required; Level 2 MPC — 300 kb/ second required.

307 kb/ sec 

338 kb/ sec

308 kb/ sec

419 kb/ sec

599 kb/ sec

552 kb/sec 

425 kb/sec 

612 kb/sec

938 kb/sec

947 kb/sec

909 kb/sec

CD-ROM Drive
Transfer Rate (60% CPU Time)

Level 1 MPC — none;
Level 2 MPC — 300 kb/ second recommended.

229 kb/ sec 

337 kb/ sec

303 kb/ sec

285 kb/ sec

441 kb/ sec

334 kb/sec 

240 kb/sec

343 kb/sec

447 kb/sec

454 kb/sec

558 kb/sec

CD-ROM Drive
Transfer Rate (40% CPU Time)

Level 1 MPC & Level 2 MPC — 150 kb/ second required.

137 kb/ sec 

176 kb/ sec 

168 kb/ sec

166 kb/ sec

203 kb/ sec

178 kb/sec 

163 kb/sec 

183 kb/sec

208 kb/sec

211 kb/sec

227 kb/sec
                         

 

Why did we stop CD-ROM Testing in mid '96? Our schedule suddenly went from busy to lightspeed! Our original results were a part of our weekly hand out materials @ Build Or Buy A PC Session Meetings. Suggestions - email us!

Downloads: 

Courtesy of Gill Boyd 12-14-94. Specs. achieved using a typical 486-66 w/ 8 Megs Ram
running Windows For WorkGroups 3.11 & 
ARIS ENTERTAINMENT’S MPC WIZARD 2.0 CD. Copyright 1994 © by Gill Boyd.  

 

Date CD-Rom Drives Tested: 

  1. Mitsumi 2X: 486-66 - (12-13-94)

  2. Philips 2X: 486-66 - (12-13-94)
  3. NEC 2X: 486-66 - (12-13-94)
  4. NEC 4X: 486-66 - (12-13-94)
  5. NEC 3X: 486-66 -  (12-14-94)
  6. Hitachi 4X: AMD 486 DX4-100 - Secondary IDE Interface, Master Drive (5-11-96)
  7. Toshiba XM-5302TA 4X Master: Pentium 120 - Secondary IDE Interface, Master Drive (5-15-96)
  8. Toshiba XM_5302TA 4x Slave: Pentium 133 - Secondary IDE Interface, Slave Drive (5-15-96)
  9. Funai E2650 6X: Pentium 133, Secondary IDE Interface, Master Drive (5-15-96)
  10. Mitsumi FX600S B 6X: Pentium 120 - Secondary IDE Interface, Master Drive (5-15-96)
  11. Teac 6X: Pentium 133 - Secondary IDE Interface, Master Drive (4-29-96 - Pentium 133 Test by Richard D. Hodges)