Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7 Review

Written by Antony Leather

October 8, 2015 | 13:55

Tags: #best-skylake-board #best-z170-board #lga1151 #skylake #z170

Companies: #gigabyte

Rightmark Audio Analyzer

Publisher: Rightmark

Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7 Review Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7 Review - Audio Performance

We use the Playback/Recording test, first adjusting levels so they're within the benchmark parameters and then using the 24-bit sampling mode, we connect the line-in to the speaker/line-out jack using a standard 3.5mm audio cable.

RightMark Audio Analyser

Dynamic Range

  • Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7 (Creative 'What you hear')
  • Asus Maximus VIII Hero
  • Asus Maximus VIII Gene
  • Asus Z170-Deluxe
  • Asus Xonar DGX 5.1
  • MSI Z170A Gaming M5
  • Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7
    • 143
    • 105
    • 104
    • 104
    • 103
    • 101
    • 99
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Higher is better
  • Dynamic Range (dBA)

RightMark Audio Analyser

Noise Level (dBA)

  • Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7 (Creative 'What you hear')
  • Asus Maximus VIII Hero
  • Asus Maximus VIII Gene
  • Asus Z170-Deluxe
  • Asus Xonar DGX
  • MSI Z170A Gaming M5
  • Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7
    • -133
    • -105
    • -104
    • -104
    • -103
    • -100
    • -99
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Lower is better (figures are negative)
  • Noise Level (dBA)

RightMark Audio Analyser

Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) %

  • Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7 (Creative 'What You Hear')
  • Asus Z170-Deluxe
  • Asus Xonar DGX 5.1
  • Asus Maximus VIII Hero
  • Asus Maximus VIII Gene
  • Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7
  • MSI Z170A Gaming M5
    • 0.0000
    • 0.0031
    • 0.0040
    • 0.0055
    • 0.0067
    • 0.0077
    • 0.0086
0
0.001
0.002
0.003
0.004
0.005
0.006
0.007
0.008
0.009
Lower is better
  • THD %

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