What are Drive Speed when burning files in CD/ DVD

What are Drive Speed when burning files in CD/ DVD

Well actually, these drive speeds are the transfer rates of the data from the source to the CD-ROM (when burning) and the access times of CD-ROM drives. When burning any kind of file to CD and you see 8x or 32x or any kind of speed, those are the speed of the CD/DVD that it can handle. It is best to burn files specially applications onto a lower drive speed. Sometimes the files can be corrupted during the burning process or unable to read the files when you burn it at a maximum seeds.

If you want to know more about the drive speeds and its transfer rates, refer to list below.

Drive Speed                            Transfer Rate (bytes/sec)        Access Time (micro/sec)

Single speed or 1x                   153,600                                   400

Double speed or 2x                 307,200                                   300

Triple speed or 3x                   460                                            200

Quad speed or 4x                    614,400                                   150

Six speed or 6x                       921,600                                    150

Eight speed or 8x                    1,228,800                                100

Ten speed or 10x                     1,536,000                                100

Twelve speed or 12x               1,843,200                                100

Sixteen speed or 16x               2,457,600                                100

Eighteen speed or 18x             2,764,800                                90

Twenty four speed or 24x       3,686,400                                 90

Thirty two speed or 32x          4,915,200                                 85