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Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE Motherboard
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Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Motherboard
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Asus Z170-A Motherboard
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Supermicro X10DRW-E Motherboard
Supermicro X10DRW-E
Editiorial reviews
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2 editorial reviews
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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5 editorial reviews
Our first Intel Z170 motherboard review comes in the form of the ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) Maximus VIII Hero. Let's take a close look now.Read more
Z87 saw cost-effective gaming-calibre motherboards take the limelight. All of the big vendors releasRead more
ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger: 5 out of 5 stars on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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9 editorial reviews
All the Intel Z170 motherboard you actually need?Read more
ASUS Z170-A ReviewRead more
Intel's next-gen CPU architecture, Kaby Lake, is expected at some point in the coming months but forRead more
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User rating
41
4.1 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
34
4.2 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
38
3.9 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
34 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
5
3.8 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
80 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

General

Motherboard typeMicro-ATXATXATX
N/A
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA2011-v3

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
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3100 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 1600 MHz
  • 1866 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMM
N/A
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB64 GB2 TB
Number of memory slots444
N/A
Memory channelsDualDualDual
N/A
Non-ECCyesyesyes
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
Data bus transfer rate
N/A
N/A
N/A
9.6 GT/s

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
  • USB BIOS Flashback
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 4.0 support
  • SMBIOS 2.7.1 support
  • IPMI 2.0 support
BIOS memory size128.0 mB16.0 mB16.0 mB
N/A
ACPI version5.05.05.0
N/A

Dimensions

Width9.61 in12.01 in12.01 in12.28 in
Depth9.61 in9.61 in9.61 in12.99 in

Often compared with Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Often compared with Asus Z170-A