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Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO Motherboard
Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO
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Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Motherboard
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Asus Z170-P Motherboard
Asus Z170-P
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MSI MEG X570 Ace Motherboard
MSI MEG X570 Ace
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4.2 out of 5
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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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General

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

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
  • 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
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 1866 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMM
N/A
DIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB128 GB64 GB128 GB
Number of memory slots4
N/A
44
Unbuffered memoryyes
N/A
yesyes
Memory channelsDual
N/A
DualDual
Non-ECCyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)yes
N/A
yes
N/A
ECC
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Audio properties

Audio codecSupremeFX 2015SupremeFXRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels
N/A
N/A
7.17.1

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
N/A
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
AMD Ryzen
Maximum number of processors1111
Maximum number of SMP processors
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Dimensions

Width12.01 in12.01 in12.01 in12.01 in
Depth9.61 in9.61 in8.82 in9.61 in

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