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Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO Motherboard
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4.2 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Motherboard typeATXATXATXATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Socket AM4
LGA 1151

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
  • 3866 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
  • 4133 MHz
  • 4400 MHz
  • 4266 MHz
  • 4600 MHz
  • 4800 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
  • 3666 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
N/A
DIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB128 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots44
N/A
4
Unbuffered memoryyesyes
N/A
yes
Memory channelsDualDual
N/A
Dual
Non-ECCyesyes
N/A
yes
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)yes
N/A
N/A
yes
ECC
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Audio properties

Audio codecSupremeFX 2015Realtek ALCS1220ASupremeFXRealtek ALC1220
Audio output channels
N/A
7.1
N/A
7.1

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
N/A
  • Intel Core i3
  • Intel Core i5
  • Intel Core i7
Maximum number of processors1111
Maximum number of SMP processors
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

BIOS

BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMIAMIUEFI AMI
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 Quiet Thermal Solution
  • ASUS O.C. Profile
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • ACPI 6.0 support
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • BIOS FlashBack
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • SMBIOS 3.2 support
  • ACPI 6.2 support
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • UEFI BIOS
  • SMBIOS 2.7 support
  • DMI 2.7 support
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • Dual BIOS
BIOS memory size128.0 mB128.0 mB
N/A
256.0 mB
ACPI version5.06.0
N/A
5.0
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.7

Dimensions

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

Often compared with Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Often compared with Asus Prime Z270-A

Often compared with Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero