Product Comparison: Creative Sound Blaster Z vs Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5
General Specifications
Brand
Crеative
Crеative
Model
Sоund Blaster Z
Sound BlasterX AE-5
Origin
China
China
About the Product
Part of the ultra high-performance Z-Series of Sound Blaster sound cards, the Sound Blaster Z is an ideal all-round solution for your PC gaming and entertainment needs. It comes complete with the Sound Blaster Beamforming Microphone for crystal clear voice communication.
The Sound BlasterX AE-5 is a SABRE32 Ultra Class Hi-Resolution PCIe Gaming Sound Card and DAC with Xamp, a brand new discrete headphone amp utilizing bi-amplification technology. It delivers astonishingly pristine audio, and also shows off the Aurora Reactive Lighting System with 16.8 million customizable colors.
Key Specs
Type
Internal
Internal
Audio Interface
PCI-e
PCI-e
Chipset
Sound Core3D
Sound Core3D
Built-in DAC
Cirrus Logic
ESS SABRE32 Ultra
Signal/Noise Ratio
116 dB
122 dB
Sample Resolution/Rate
24-bit / 192kHz
32-bit / 384kHz
What customers say about "Key Specs"
Creative Sound Blaster Z PCIe Gaming Sound Card
- Decent card for gaming, music and movies, sound quality is superb.
- This really helped fine tune the sound, especially the bass.
- This sound card delivers the quality that you'd expect for the price.
- The instrumental separation, detail, and low-end bass you'll get with this card / headset pairing is incredible.
- This is a very capable card that improves sound dramatically for both gaming and movies.
Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Hi-Resolution PCIe Gaming Sound Card
- The audio quality is great and the software tools to tweak the audio make it sound fantastic.
- 5.1 surround for games sounds significantly better than on-board.
- The card sounds great. Amazing sound.
- The install was easy and the sound quality is superb.
- Sound quality is superb. Nice slim PCI profile.
Size & Weight
Height
0.91 in.
0.79 in.
Width
5.35 in.
5.71 in.
Depth
4.98 in.
5.04 in.
Weight
6.4 oz.
8.1 oz.
Features
Number of Channels
5.1
5.1
OS Compatibility
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Interfaces
5x audio jacks, Optical S/PDIF Out, Optical S/PDIF In
5x audio jacks, Optical S/PDIF Out
Extras
Sound Blaster Beamforming Microphone, ASIO 2.0, SBX Pro Studio, CrystalVoice, Scout Mode, DTS Connect Encoding, Dolby Digital Technology
CrystalVoice, Scout Mode, RGB Aurora Lighting
What customers say about "Features"
Creative Sound Blaster Z PCIe Gaming Sound Card
- All of my games play true positional 5.1 sound.
- Installation was a snap and driver installation with the latest set downloaded was straightforward as well.
- No issues at all with the Sound Blaster running Windows 10 using latest drivers.
- The sound is very nice. The digital input is good, clean and low latency.
- The Windows 10 drivers are so terrible that audio jacks will just stop working and require you to reinstall them. Awful!
Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Hi-Resolution PCIe Gaming Sound Card
- The 7.1 headphones setting for gaming function wonderfully.
- The card sounds amazing when it is working though in 5.1.
- The RGB lighting and included LED strip is a nice touch.
- The software is easy to use. Great connectivity.
- Sound quality below average, and RGB lighting not working.
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
1 year(s)
1 year(s)
Certifications
CE, FCC
CE, FCC
Other Information
MSRP
119.99 $
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