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Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE Motherboard
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Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO Motherboard
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Introduction and Technical SpecificationsRead more
It seems like these days motherboard vendors have overly complicated lineups which cater to every conceivable niche or combination of features. For buyers, navigating these confusing waters can be frustrating but of anyone that wants to buy into a more compact form factor, things get a lot...Read more
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Skylake has arrived, and along with the processors themselves come Intel’s 100-series chipsets. The Z170 platform caters to PC enthusiasts, and it brings some notable upgrades over the last-generation Z97...Read more
Intel's next-gen CPU architecture, Kaby Lake, is expected at some point in the coming months but forRead more
Are you looking for an Intel Z170-based motherboard with loads of PCI-E lanes and quality hardware? Then come check out the ASUS Z170-WS.Read more
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4.1 out of 5
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44 user ratings
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General

Motherboard typeMicro-ATXATXATXExtended ATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Socket 940

Memory

Supported memory bus clock
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3500 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3500 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 400 MHz
  • 333 MHz
  • 266 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4DDR
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMM
N/A
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB64 GB32 GB
Number of memory slots444
N/A
Memory channelsDualDualDual
N/A
Non-ECCyesyes
N/A
N/A
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)yesyesyes
N/A
Unbuffered memory
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
N/A
Maximum number of processors1112

BIOS

BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMIUEFI AMIAMI
BIOS features
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • ASUS O.C. Profile
  • USB BIOS Flashback
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • ASUS O.C. Profile
  • USB BIOS Flashback
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • DMI 2.3 support
  • ACPI 2.0 support
  • SMBIOS 2.3 support
  • IPMI support
BIOS memory size128.0 mB128.0 mB16.0 mB
N/A
ACPI version5.05.05.0
N/A

Dimensions

Width9.61 in12.01 in12.01 in12.01 in
Depth9.61 in9.61 in8.82 in13.07 in

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