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Asus Xonar DG SI vs Creative Sound Blaster Z

Asus Xonar DG SI Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG SI
Creative Sound Blaster Z Card
Creative Sound Blaster Z
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Affordable, feature packed, 5.1 channel sound, headphone amp and built in S/PDIF, this is the ASUS Xonar DG. Yes, it is the cheapest card in the Xonar lineup, but it definitely carries more than its weight. The Xonar DG is Dolby Headphone and GX2.5 enabled which takes care of all current gaming support. While its great sound quality (up to 96kHz/24bit) makes all movies, and music truly enjoyable. There will even be times when you blindly mistake the Xonar DG for its bigger brother the Xonar Xense. Putting all of that fancy stuff aside, if you need a new soundcard and are on a budget, the Xonar DG is the card for you. Continue reading to find out all of the reasons why.Read more
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Full Comparison

General

Asus Xonar DG SIAsus Xonar DG SI
Creative Sound Blaster ZCreative Sound Blaster Z
Sound TypeSurroundSurround
Interface TypePCIPCI Express
Number of channels5.15.1

Connectivity

Asus Xonar DG SIAsus Xonar DG SI
Creative Sound Blaster ZCreative Sound Blaster Z
Analog 3.5mm output34
Headphone outputyesyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)11
Headphone outputs14
Jack Plug input00
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)00
Microphone inputyesyes
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)11
Line-outyesyes
S/PDIF out portyesyes
Other connectors
Digital optical output
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
USBnono

Design

Asus Xonar DG SIAsus Xonar DG SI
Creative Sound Blaster ZCreative Sound Blaster Z
Placement TypeInternalInternal

Features

Asus Xonar DG SIAsus Xonar DG SI
Creative Sound Blaster ZCreative Sound Blaster Z
EAX supportyesyes
Support for ASIOyesyes

Audio properties

Asus Xonar DG SIAsus Xonar DG SI
Creative Sound Blaster ZCreative Sound Blaster Z
Noise level (SNR)103.0 dB116.0 dB
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)105.0 dB116.0 dB
D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit

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