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Asus ROG Maximus XI Gene Motherboard
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Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming WIFI Motherboard
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Introduction and Technical SpecificationsRead more
It’s not cheap and it’s designed for expanded onboard storage plus overclocking. But the Maximus XI Gene packs a lot of new and interesting features.Read more
Asus' ROG-branded micro-ATX board is back, and it's crazier than ever.Read more
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Built on the Z390 chipset for the very latest Intel CPUs, the Asus ROG Maximus XI Code ATX motherboard brings serious gaming attitude and excellent overclocking features to your PC. (And don't get us started on the LEDs.)Read more
ASUS Rog Maximum XI Hero While the new Intel 9th Gen CPUs may be here, I'm more surprised at we're up to the XI edition of the RoG motherboards! How time flys, right!? ASUS have done extremely well with their RoG brand, and are well respected by many enthusiast PC builders around the world. Today, we're looking at the new Z390 Maximus XI Hero WiFi motherboard. There are low-end Z390 motherboards, the Mid-range Strix, and high-end Maximus motherboards. The Hero is the pretty much the middle priced and specification model of the high-end ones. That means it packs in prettyRead more
Positioned towards the upper end of the Z390 market, ASUS is targeting deep-pocketed enthusiast gameRead more
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User rating
43
4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %

General

Motherboard typeMicro-ATXATXATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA 1151

Memory

Supported memory bus clock
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
  • 4133 MHz
  • 4500 MHz
  • 4400 MHz
  • 4266 MHz
  • 4600 MHz
  • 4700 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
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
  • 4133 MHz
  • 4400 MHz
  • 4266 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 technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots244
Unbuffered memoryyesyesyes
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Non-ECCyesyesyes
ECC
N/A
N/A
yes
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
N/A
N/A
yes

Audio properties

Audio codec
SupremeFX
SupremeFX
Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.17.17.1

Graphics

Maximum resolution
  • 4096
  • 2160
  • 4096
  • 2304
  • 4096
  • 2160
Parallel processing technology support
N/A
  • 2-Way SLI
  • 3-Way CrossFireX
  • 2-Way CrossFireX
  • 2-Way SLI
  • 3-Way CrossFireX
  • Quad-GPU CrossFireX
  • Quad-GPU SLI
HDCP
N/A
N/A
yes

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Core i3
  • Intel Core i5
  • Intel Core i7
Maximum number of processors111
Maximum number of SMP processors
N/A
N/A
1

BIOS

BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS features
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
  • USB BIOS Flashback
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • ACPI 6.0 support
  • USB BIOS Flashback
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • ACPI 6.1 support
  • SMBIOS 3.1 support
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • UEFI BIOS
  • SMBIOS 2.7 support
  • DMI 2.7 support
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • Dual BIOS
BIOS memory size16.0 mB16.0 mB256.0 mB
ACPI version6.06.15.0
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version
N/A
N/A
2.7

Expansion slots

Number of M.2 (M) slots222
PCI Express x16 slots
N/A
N/A
3
PCI Express x1 slots
N/A
N/A
3

Internal I/O ports

Number of SATA III connectors466
CPU fan connector
N/A
yesyes
Number of EATX power connectors
N/A
2
N/A
Number of chassis fan connectors
N/A
33
TPM connector
N/A
yesyes
S/PDIF out connector
N/A
N/A
yes
Thunderbolt headers
N/A
N/A
1
12V power connector
N/A
N/A
yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)
N/A
N/A
Y
Front panel connector
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear panel I/O ports

S/PDIF out portyesyesyes
Microphone inputyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity111
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports111
PS/2 ports quantity111
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity111
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity331
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity624
DisplayPorts quantity
N/A
1
N/A
HDMI version
N/A
N/A
1.4

Network

Wi-Fiyes
N/A
yes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a
  • Wi-Fi 5
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • Wi-Fi 5
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyesyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version5.0
N/A
4.2
LAN controllerIntel I219VIntel I219V
N/A
Ethernet interface type
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet

Dimensions

Width9.61 in12.01 in12.01 in
Depth8.9 in9.61 in9.61 in