Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus Hi-Res Gaming Sound Card / DAC - RGB, PCIe

PCI-E x1
140Ratings
BrandMore from Creative
Test reportsVery good based on 2 tests
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Product details

Show off your gaming setup on Battlestations with pride! The Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus is a perfect convergence of aesthetics and performance. It features a high-resolution SABRE32 PCI-e gaming sound card of the highest quality, along with a DAC that has customizable RGB LEDs on the chassis and an additional RGB LED strip. It also includes the award-winning discrete Xamp headphone amplifier with dual-amp technology, as well as the full range of industry-leading sound processing technology, including surround virtualization.

Key specifications

Audio channel
5.1 channels
Connection location
Internal

General information

Item number
13814017
Manufacturer
Creative
Category
Sound card
Manufacturer no.
70SB174000003
Release date
18.9.2020
Sales rank in Category Sound card
8 of 146

Colour

Colour
Black
Exact colour description
Black

Sound card properties

Audio channel
5.1 channels
Hardware interface
PCI Express x1
Connection location
Internal
Max. number of surround channels
5.1
Audio technology
Dolby Digital Live, DTS

Connections

Audio inputs
3.5mm jack (1x)
Audio outputs
3.5mm jack (4x)

Audio performance

Signal to noise ratio (output)
122 dB

Digital-to-analog converter

Sampling rate
384 kHz
Audio bit depth
32 bits

Analog-to-digital converter

Sampling rate
384 kHz
Audio bit depth
32 bits

Origin

Country of origin
China

Voluntary climate contribution

CO₂ emissions
190.94 kg
Climate contribution
CHF 4.54

Scope of delivery

Scope of delivery
Audio interfaces, Led strip, Manual, Power supply extension cable

Product dimensions

Length
12.80 cm
Width
14.50 cm
Height
2 cm

Package dimensions

Length
24.50 cm
Width
21 cm
Height
6.10 cm
Weight
508 g

30-day right of return
24 Months Warranty (Bring-in)
13 additional offers

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Reviews & Ratings

Warranty score

How often does a product of this brand in the «Sound card» category have a defect within the first 24 months?

Source: Digitec Galaxus
  • 1.Ugreen
    0.4 %
  • 2.ASUS
    0.6 %
  • 3.Creative
    1 %
  • 4.LogiLink
    1.2 %
  • 5.Maono
    1.5 %

Warranty case duration

How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?

Source: Digitec Galaxus
  • 1.Creative
    0 days
  • 1.Maono
    0 days
  • ASUS
    Not enough data
  • LogiLink
    Not enough data
  • Ugreen
    Not enough data

Return rate

How often is a product of this brand in the «Sound card» category returned?

Source: Digitec Galaxus
  • 1.Ugreen
    1.3 %
  • 2.ASUS
    5.4 %
  • 3.Creative
    6.2 %
  • 4.Maono
    8.7 %
  • LogiLink
    Not enough data
Source: Digitec Galaxus

Overall ratingVery good86/100
Very good90/100
gamezoom.netSingle testReleaseJune 2020
  • Positivesaubere Verarbeitung
  • PositiveEMI-Shield
  • Positivesehr gute Technik
  • Positivespitzen Klang
  • Positiveanpassbare RGB-Beleuchtung (Soundkarte)
  • PositiveRGB-Header
    Very good82/100
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    PC MagazinSingle testReleaseMarch 2018

    Die perfekte Soundkarte wird es wohl nie geben - Stichwort PSRR. Die AE-5 kommt mit innovativen Features und guten Laborwerten. Den versprochenen SNR von 116 dB sahen wir nicht.

    This test report belongs to a different type: Sound Blaster AE-5 (PCI-E x1)