Asus ROG Strix Z270G Gaming Review

Written by Antony Leather

January 30, 2017 | 14:15

Tags: #best-kaby-lake-motherboard #best-z270-motherboard #cheapest-kaby-lake-motherboard #lga1151 #mini-itx #skylake #z170

Companies: #asus

RightMark Audio Analyzer

Publisher: RightMark

Asus ROG Strix Z270G Gaming Review Asus ROG Strix Z270G Gaming 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.

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Dynamic range

  • Gigabyte Aorus Z270X-Gaming 7
  • Asus Maximus IX Hero
  • Asus ROG Strix Z270F Gaming
  • Asus ROG Strix Z270G Gaming
  • MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon
  • MSI Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium
  • Asus Maximus VIII Impact (Best Realtek 1150 Z170 result)
    • 133
    • 114
    • 114
    • 113
    • 112
    • 111
    • 106
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
dBA (higher is better)
  • Dynamic Range (dBA)

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Noise level

  • Gigabyte Aorus Z270X-Gaming 7
  • MSI Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium
  • MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon
  • Asus Maximus IX Hero
  • Asus ROG Strix Z270F Gaming
  • Asus ROG Strix Z270G Gaming
  • Asus Maximus VIII Impact (Z170)
    • -400
    • -111
    • -111
    • -109
    • -109
    • -108
    • -106
0
100
200
300
400
dBA (lower is better; figures are negative)
  • Noise Level (dBA)

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Total harmonic distortion

  • Gigabyte Aorus Z270X-Gaming 7
  • Asus ROG Strix Z270F Gaming
  • Asus ROG Strix Z270G Gaming
  • Asus Maximus IX Hero
  • Asus Maximus VIII Impact (Z170)
  • MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon
  • MSI Z270 XPower Gaming Titanium
    • 0.0000
    • 0.0021
    • 0.0027
    • 0.0036
    • 0.0038
    • 0.0079
    • 0.0085
0
0.001
0.002
0.003
0.004
0.005
0.006
0.007
0.008
0.009
THD % (lower is better)
  • THD %

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