| Test | Reference 24/96 | Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro MME | Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro DirectSound | Reference 16/96 |
| Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: | +0.00, -0.00 | +0.01, -0.06 | +0.01, -0.06 | +0.00, -0.00 |
| Noise level, dB (A): | -151.3 | -99.3 | -107.0 | -101.2 |
| Dynamic range, dB (A): | 133.3 | 99.3 | 106.8 | 101.1 |
| THD, %: | 0.0000 | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 0.0003 |
| IMD, %: | 0.0002 | 0.0032 | 0.0020 | 0.0024 |
| Stereo crosstalk, dB: | -149.5 | -97.6 | -103.8 | -100.9 |
