MSI Z170A Gaming M5 Review

Written by Antony Leather

September 11, 2015 | 09:09

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

Companies: #msi

Rightmark Audio Analyzer

Publisher: Rightmark

MSI Z170A Gaming M5 Review MSI Z170A Gaming M5 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

  • Asus Maximus VIII Gene
  • Asus Z170-Deluxe
  • MSI Z170A Gaming M5
    • 104
    • 104
    • 101
0
25
50
75
100
Higher is better
  • Dynamic Range (dBA)

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Noise Level (dBA)

  • Asus Maximus VIII Gene
  • Asus Z170-Deluxe
  • MSI Z170A Gaming M5
    • -104
    • -104
    • -100
0
25
50
75
100
Lower is better (figures are negative)
  • Noise Level (dBA)

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Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) %

  • Asus Z170-Deluxe
  • Asus Maximus VIII Gene
  • MSI Z170A Gaming M5
    • 0.0031
    • 0.0067
    • 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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