Asus Maximus VIII Gene Review

Written by Antony Leather

August 19, 2015 | 09:06

Tags: #best-z170-board #gene #lga1151-board #micro-atx-board #rog #z170

Companies: #asus

Rightmark Audio Analyzer

Publisher: Rightmark

Asus Maximus VIII Gene Review Asus Maximus VIII Gene Review - Audio Performance

We use the Playback/Recording test, first adjusting levels so they're within the benchmark parameters and then using 24-bit 192KHz tracks, we connect the line-in to the speaker/line-out jack using a standard 3.5mm audio cable. Following feedback we felt it important to include some results given that on-board audio is a hotly fought-over area with motherboards at the moment.

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Dynamic Range

  • Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5
  • Asus Maximus VIII Gene
  • Asus Z170-Deluxe
  • Asus Maximus VII Formula
  • Asus Maximus VII Gene
    • 107
    • 104
    • 104
    • 102
    • 97
0
25
50
75
100
Higher is better
  • Dynamic Range (dBA)

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Noise Level (dBA)

  • Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5
  • Asus Maximus VIII Gene
  • Asus Z170-Deluxe
  • Asus Maximus VII Formula
  • Asus Maximus VII Gene
    • -107
    • -104
    • -104
    • -104
    • -97
0
25
50
75
100
Lower is better (figures are negative)
  • Noise Level (dBA)

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Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) %

  • Asus Maximus VII Formula
  • Asus Z170-Deluxe
  • Asus Maximus VII Gene
  • Asus Maximus VIII Gene
  • Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5
    • 0.0024
    • 0.0031
    • 0.0031
    • 0.0067
    • 0.0130
0
0.0025
0.005
0.0075
0.01
0.0125
0.015
Lower is better
  • THD %

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