Interface Core

Audio Processor

• Creative 20K2 PCI Express audio processor
• X-RAM 64M bytes of DDR-SDRAM for audio processing

HDMI Interface

• Silicon Image HDMI 1.3 chipset

PC Interface

• PCI Express 1.1 Compliant Interface

Supported audio resolution and sampling rate

• 16/24-bit / up to 192kHz (HD Audio playback)
• 16/24-bit / up to 96.0khz (Multi channel playback)
• 16/24-bit / up to 96kHz (Recording)

API Supports

• WDM, ASIO2.0
• EAX® 5.0, Direct Sound®, Direct Sound 3D®, OpenAL

Supported Operating Systems

• Microsoft® Windows 7
• Microsoft® Windows Vista™
• Microsoft® Windows XP™ *

* Note: High Resolution Audio Output not supported on Windows XP.

Analog Audio

Level

• 3.0Vrms, +12.0dBu max, deviation +/- 0.1dB

Dynamic Range

• 109.0 dB A-weighted (1kHz @ -60dBFS, 24-bit/48kHz) for Analog outputs
• 98.0 dB A-weighted (1kHz @ -60dBFS, 24-bit/48kHz) for Analog inputs

Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise

• 0.001% A-weighted (@ -3dBFS) for Analog outputs
• 0.003% A-weighted (@ -3dBFS) for Analog inputs

Frequency Response

• 10Hz to 22kHz, +/- 0.02 dB @ 48kHz
• 10Hz to 42kHz, +/- 0.02 dB @ 96kHz
• 10Hz to 94kHz, +/- 3dB @ 192kHz, Stereo

Impedance

• Headphone load impedance 16Ù ~ 600Ù
• Line output impedance 330Ù
• Line/Aux input impedance 10KÙ

Microphone

• Support Stereo and Balanced Mode

Connectivity

HDMI

• 1 x HDMI Type A output connector
• 1 x HDMI Type A input connector
• 1 x Internal Video connection

Analog Multi I/O Cable (D-SUB)

• 4 x 1/8" Stereo mini phone jack for Line outputs
• 1 x 1/8" TRS mini phone jack for MIC input
• 1 x 1/8" Stereo mini phone jack for Line input

Headphone

• 1 x 1/8" Stereo mini Phone jack for Headphone output

Front Audio

• 1 x 10-pin(5x2) Front audio header with Intel® HD Audio Compatible

Digital I/O

• 1 x RCA/TOSLINK Combo jack for S/PDIF transmission
• 1 x 2-piS/PDIF input connector

Extension

• Creative proprietary AND_EXT, DID_EXE connector for X-Fi I/O driver

HDMI

HDMI Standard

• HDMI 1.3a Compliance

Content Protection

• HDCP 1.2 compatible

Video

• Supports deep color 30/36-bit color depth
• Support 24p True Cinema output
• Resolutions up to 1080p @ 60Hz or 720p/1080i @ 120Hz
• Color space conversion between RGB, YCbCr 4:4:4 and 4:2:2
• CEA-861D video resolutions(DTV)
• Standard PC resolutions

Audio

• Supports IEC60958 2-channel PCM or IEC61937 compressed audio (Dolby® Digital, DTS, etc.)
• Supports 8 channels, 192 kHz PCM or High bit rate audio (Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio)