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Audio Codec Comparison Table
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Tutorials Last Updated: February 5, 2008
Page: 1 of 5
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Introduction

Audio codec is a small chip measuring ¼ sq. in. (7 mm2) located on the motherboard in charge of the analog audio functions. Knowing the specs of a codec will allow you to compare the audio quality of different motherboards, allowing you to choose the right product for you.

For further details on audio codecs including an explanation of the specs we are publishing, please read our tutorial How On-Board Audio Works.

We will separate the codecs according to the manufacturer.

Analog Devices (ADI/SoundMax)

Analog Devices are also known as ADI or SoundMax and their codecs use names starting with “AD”. On Figure 1 you can see an example of an Analog Devices codec.

Analog Devices AD1988B codec
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Figure 1: Analog Devices AD1988B codec.

Model

Channels

Input Resolution

Output Resolution

Input Max. Sampling Rate

Output Max. Sampling Rate

Input SNR

Output SNR

AD1819B

2

16-bit

16-bit

48 KHz

48 KHz

87 dB

90 dB

AD1881A

2

16-bit

16-bit

48 KHz

48 KHz

87 dB

90 dB

AD1882

5.1

24-bit

24-bit

96 KHz

96 KHz

90 dB

95 dB

AD1884

4

24-bit

24-bit

192 KHz

192 KHz

85 dB

90 dB

AD1885

2

16-bit

16-bit

48 KHz

48 KHz

87 dB

90 dB

AD1886A

2

16-bit

16-bit

48 KHz

48 KHz

87 dB

90 dB

AD1887

2

16-bit

16-bit

48 KHz

48 KHz

87 dB

90 dB

AD1888

5.1

16-bit

20-bit

96 KHz

96 KHz

80 dB

90 dB

AD1980

5.1

16-bit

20-bit

96 KHz

96 KHz

82 dB

90 dB

AD1981A

2

16-bit

20-bit

48 KHz

48 KHz

85 dB

90 dB

AD1981B

2

16-bit

20-bit

48 KHz

48 KHz

85 dB

90 dB

AD1981BL

2

16-bit

20-bit

48 KHz

48 KHz

83 dB

90 dB

AD1981BW

2

16-bit

20-bit

48 KHz

48 KHz

85 dB

90 dB

AD1981HD

2

20-bit

24-bit

48 KHz

48 KHz

85 dB

80 to 85 dB

AD1983

2

20-bit

24-bit

48 KHz

48 KHz

85 dB

80 to 85 dB

AD1984

4

24-bit

24-bit

192 KHz

192 KHz

90 dB

96 dB

AD1985

5.1

20-bit

20-bit

96 KHz

96 KHz

85 dB

80 to 90 dB

AD1986

5.1

20-bit

20-bit

96 KHz

96 KHz

85 dB

80 to 90 dB

AD1986A

5.1

20-bit

20-bit

96 KHz

96 KHz

85 dB

80 to 90 dB

AD1987

7.1

24-bit

24-bit

96 KHz

192 KHz

90 dB

95 dB

AD1988A

7.1

24-bit

24-bit

192 KHz

192 KHz

90 dB

95 dB

AD1988B

7.1

24-bit

24-bit

192 KHz

192 KHz

92 dB

101 dB

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