Plextor Professional XL, Opti Drive Control and Nero CD-DVD Speed Control are all the same basic package by Eric Deppe. They've not been updated in several years. ODC isn't free. Nero won't work on Windows 7 or higher without faffing around. Plextor is now free. It works fine for me, but it doesn't work for others. You can get all the products from their respective web sites. Thinking back, I've not burnt a CD or DVD for a couple of years.
Anyway, the Plextor stuff will tell you all about the drive, the media you're using, and the quality of the burn though you may need the help of a rocket scientist to interpret the results.
(Also drifting threadily for a moment, for anyone using ImgBurn: the latest version now uses Candy as its malware provider of choice in the installer. It's not obvious how to decline the added goodies. When you do find the right checkbox, it ignores your selection and installs anyway. Luckily, Trend will block the install. So ImgBurn has gone from a must-have to a run-away.)