The AI PC-ready ROG Crosshair X870E Hero offers unyielding power delivery, robust thermal management, hyperspeed connectivity, comprehensive PCIE 5.0 and DDR5 support to unleash the performance of AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series processors. Dark hues predominate across this motherboard, drawing your attention to premium metallic textures, nickel-plated surfaces, sleek contours and a stereoscopic visual effect on the large M.2 and chipset heatsink. This board also features the Polymo Lighting II effect. This upgraded lighting module built into the I/O shroud provides more dynamic RGB illumination for the signature ROG logo.

SPECIFICATIONS

• CPU: AMD Socket AM5 for AMD Ryzen™ 9000 & 8000 & 7000 Series Desktop Processors (Refer to the ASUS CPU support list)
• Chipset: AMD X870E
• Memory
  • 4 x DDR5 DIMM slots, max.192GB
  • Supports up to
    • 8200+MT/s(OC) with Ryzen™ 9000 Series Processors
    • 8600+MT/s(OC) with Ryzen™ 8000 Series Processors
    • 8000+MT/s(OC) with Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors
  • ECC and Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
  • Dual channel memory architecture 
  • Supports AMD Extended Profiles for Overclocking (EXPO™)
  • NitroPath DRAM Technology
  • ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile (AEMP)
  • * Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support list under the Support tab of product information site or visit https://www.asus.com/support/download-center/.
  • * Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.
• Graphics
  • 1 x HDMI™ port*
  • 2 x USB4® (40Gbps) ports support USB Type-C® display outputs**
  • Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to AMD CPU specifications.
  • VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.
  • *Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.
  • **Supports max. 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4a
• Expansion Slots
  • AMD Ryzen™ 9000 & 7000 Series Desktop Processors*
    • 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots with Q-Release Slim (supports x16 or x8/x8** or x8/x4/x4 modes***)
    • ** When you use both PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2, PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 will run x8. 
    • *** When M.2_3 are enabled, PCIEX16_1 will run x8, and  PCIEX16_2 will run x4.
    • **** When M.2_2 and M.2_3 are enabled simultaneously, PCIEX16_2 will be disabled.
  • AMD Ryzen™ 8700 & 8600 & 8400 Series Desktop Processors*
    • 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots with Q-Release Slim (only supports PCIEx16_1 & total bandwidth for x8, PCIEx16_2 will be disabled)
  • AMD Ryzen™ 8500 & 8300 Series Desktop Processors*
    • 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots  with Q-Release Slim (only supports PCIEx16_1 & total bandwidth for x4, PCIEx16_2 will be disabled)
  • * Please check the PCIe bifurcation table.
  • To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to the list of supported devices.
• Storage
  • Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 1 x SlimSAS connector and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
  • AMD Ryzen™ 9000 & 7000 Series Desktop Processors
    • M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
    • M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
    • M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
  • AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Desktop Processors
    • M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
    • M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (Not supports)
    • M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (Not supports)
  • AMD X870E Chipset
    • M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
    • M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
    • SlimSAS slot supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
    • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
  • * AMD RAIDXpert2 Technology supports both PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10 and SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. RAID 5 Function is only supported by AMD Ryzen™ 9000 series CPU.
  • ** When M.2_2 and M.2_3 are enabled simultaneously, PCIEX16_2 will be disabled. 
  • *** When M.2_3 are enabled, PCIEX16_1 will run x8, and  PCIEX16_2 will run x4, M.2_2 will be disabled.
• Ethernet
  • 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
  • 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet
  • ASUS LANGuard
• Wireless & Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi 7*
  •  2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 
  •  Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band**
  •  Supports Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 6.5Gbps  transfer rate.
  •  Bluetooth® v5.4***
  • * Wi-Fi features may vary depending on the operating system
  • For Windows 11, Wi-Fi 7 will require  24H2 or later version for full functions, Windows 11 21H2/22H2/23H2 only support Wi-Fi 6E.
  •  For Windows 10, please note that no driver is available, refer to the Wi-Fi chipset vendor's website for details.
  •  ** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries.
  •  *** The Bluetooth® version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications.
• USB
  • Rear USB (Total 10 ports)
    • 2 x USB4® (40Gbps) ports (2 x USB Type-C®)
    • 8 x USB 10Gbps ports (6 x Type-A + 2 x USB Type-C®) 
  • Front USB (Total 10 ports)
    • 1 x USB 20Gbps (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+)*
    • 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)
    • 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
    • 2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
    • USB Type-C® power delivery output: max. 5V/3A
  • * USB Type-C® power delivery output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A
• Audio: ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082
• Form Factor: ATX (30.5 x 24.4 cm)

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