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Creative Sound Blaster Z vs Creative Sound BlasterX G5

    Creative Sound Blaster Z Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Z
      2.91 in
      0.87 in
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5 Card
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5
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      Editiorial reviews
      10
      3.9 out of 5
      4 user ratings
      5 stars
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      4 stars
      		75 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      2 stars
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      10 editorial reviews
      There's no question that the Sound BlasterX G5 amplifies and enhances the sound coming through your headphones or speakers, and the upmixing to 7.1 surround sound in gaming, movies, and music is solid.Read more
      Introduction Creative has a long-running history in the PC audio world, having created some of the most popular audio hardware of several generations, such as headsets, amplifiers, sound cards, speakers and more. Today, we have their new G5 desktop amplifier at our disposal and we're really eager to see and hear what it has to offer, especially since it's not been too long since we reviewed their flagship X7 desktop amp and were nothing short of blown away by its level of features, performance, and design, even if it was a bit of a wallet buster. However, their new G5Read more
      Introduction Creative has a long-running history in the PC audio world, having created some of the most popular audio hardware of several generations, such as headsets, amplifiers, sound cards, speakers and more. Today, we have their new G5 desktop amplifier at our disposal and we're really eager to see and hear what it has to offer, especially since it's not been too long since we reviewed their flagship X7 desktop amp and were nothing short of blown away by its level of features, performance, and design, even if it was a bit of a wallet buster. However, their new G5Read more
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      User rating
      71
      3.8 out of 5
      71 user ratings
      5 stars
      		32 %
      4 stars
      		29 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      2 stars
      		9 %
      1 stars
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      60
      4.0 out of 5
      60 user ratings
      5 stars
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      4 stars
      		28 %
      3 stars
      		18 %
      2 stars
      		8 %
      1 stars
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      Full Comparison

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      General

      Creative Sound Blaster ZCreative Sound Blaster Z
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Sound TypeSurroundStereo
      Interface TypePCI ExpressUSB
      Number of channels5.17.1

      Connectivity

      Creative Sound Blaster ZCreative Sound Blaster Z
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Analog 3.5mm output40
      Analogue RCA outputs00
      Headphone outputyesyes
      Headphone output (3.5 mm)11
      Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)00
      Headphone outputs41
      Jack Plug input00
      Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)00
      Microphone inputyesyes
      Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)11
      Line-inyesyes
      Line-outyesyes
      Other connectors
      • Digital optical input
      • Digital optical output
      • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
      • Digital optical input
      • Digital optical output
      USBnoyes

      Design

      Creative Sound Blaster ZCreative Sound Blaster Z
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Placement TypeInternalExternal
      Colour of productBlack,Red
      • Black,Gold
      • Black
      • Gold

      Audio properties

      Creative Sound Blaster ZCreative Sound Blaster Z
      Creative Sound BlasterX G5Creative Sound BlasterX G5
      Noise level (SNR)116.0 dB120.0 dB
      Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)116.0 dB120.0 dB
      D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz
      Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit

      Pros & Cons

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