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Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO vs Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero

Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO Motherboard
Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO
Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Motherboard
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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9
4.5 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
60 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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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
0 %
40
4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

General

Asus MAXIMUS VIII HEROAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO
Asus ROG Crosshair VIII HeroAsus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Motherboard typeATXATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
Socket AM4

Memory

Asus MAXIMUS VIII HEROAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO
Asus ROG Crosshair VIII HeroAsus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
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
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4
Maximum RAM size64 GB128 GB

Audio properties

Asus MAXIMUS VIII HEROAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO
Asus ROG Crosshair VIII HeroAsus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Audio codecSupremeFX 2015SupremeFX

Technical details

Asus MAXIMUS VIII HEROAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO
Asus ROG Crosshair VIII HeroAsus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Maximum number of processors11

BIOS

Asus MAXIMUS VIII HEROAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO
Asus ROG Crosshair VIII HeroAsus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
BIOS typeUEFI 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
  • BIOS FlashBack
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • SMBIOS 3.2 support
  • ACPI 6.2 support

Dimensions

Asus MAXIMUS VIII HEROAsus MAXIMUS VIII HERO
Asus ROG Crosshair VIII HeroAsus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Width12.01 in12.01 in
Depth9.61 in9.61 in

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

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