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Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO Motherboard
Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO
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Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER Motherboard
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Editiorial reviews
13
4.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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5
5 editorial reviews
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User rating
34
4.4 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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34
4.2 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.0 out of 5
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General

Motherboard typeATXATXExtended ATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA771

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
  • 667 MHz
  • 533 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR2
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
N/A
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB32 GB
Number of memory slots44
N/A
Unbuffered memoryyesyes
N/A
Memory channelsDualDual
N/A
Non-ECCyesyes
N/A
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)yesyes
N/A

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
N/A
Maximum number of processors112

BIOS

BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMIPhoenix
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
  • DMI 2.1 support
  • ACPI 1.0 support
  • SMBIOS 2.3 support
  • IPMI support
BIOS memory size128.0 mB16.0 mB
N/A
ACPI version5.05.0
N/A

Dimensions

Width12.01 in12.01 in12.01 in
Depth9.61 in9.61 in13.07 in

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