ASUS AMD ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO (AM5) ATX Motherboard

The AI PC-ready ROG Crosshair X870E Hero offers unyielding power delivery, robust thermal management, hyperspeed connectivity, comprehensive PCIE 5.0 and DDR5 support to unleash the performance of AMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series processors. Dark hues predominate across this motherboard, drawing your attention to premium metallic textures, nickel-plated surfaces, sleek contours and a stereoscopic visual effect on the large M.2 and chipset heatsink. This board also features the Polymo Lighting II effect. This upgraded lighting module built into the I/O shroud provides more dynamic RGB illumination for the signature ROG logo.

SPECIFICATIONS
Model
ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO

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Socket AM5

CPU
AMD Socket AM5 for AMD Ryzen™ 9000 8000 7000 Series Desktop Processors*

Chipset
AMD X870E

Memory
4 x DIMM slots, max.256GB, DDR5
Supports up to
8200+MT/s(OC) with Ryzen™ 9000 Series Processors,
8600+MT/s(OC) with Ryzen™ 8000 Series Processors,
8000+MT/s(OC) with Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors,
ECC and Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports AMD Extended Profiles for Overclocking (EXPO™)
NitroPath DRAM Technology
ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile (AEMP)

Graphics
1 x HDMI™ port*
2 x USB4® (40Gbps) ports support USB Type-C® display outputs**
Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to AMD CPU specifications.
VGA resolution support depends on processors’ or graphic cards’ resolution.

Expansion Slots
AMD Ryzen™ 9000 7000 Series Desktop Processors*
2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots with Q-Release Slim (supports x16 or x8/x8** or x8/x4/x4 modes***)
AMD Ryzen™ 8700 8600 8400 Series Desktop Processors*
2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots with Q-Release Slim (only supports PCIEx16_1 total bandwidth for x8, PCIEx16_2 will be disabled)
AMD Ryzen™ 8500 8300 Series Desktop Processors*
2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots with Q-Release Slim (only supports PCIEx16_1 total bandwidth for x4, PCIEx16_2 will be disabled)

Storage
Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 1 x SlimSAS connector and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
AMD Ryzen™ 9000 7000 Series Desktop Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)**
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)**
AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Desktop Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (Not supports)
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (Not supports)
AMD X870E Chipset
M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
SlimSAS slot supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

RAID Support
AMD RAIDXpert2 Technology*
Ryzen™ 9000 Series Processors: RAID 0/1/5/10
Ryzen™ 8000 Series Processors: RAID 0/1
Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors: RAID 0/1/10

Ethernet
1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard

Wireless Bluetooth
Wi-Fi 7 (Qualcomm QCNCM865 or MediaTek MT7927)*
2×2 Wi-Fi 7** (802.11be)
Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band***
Supports Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth
Bluetooth® v5.4****

USB
Rear USB (Total 10 ports)
2 x USB4® (40Gbps) ports (2 x USB Type-C®)
8 x USB 10Gbps ports (6 x Type-A + 2 x USB Type-C®)
Front USB (Total 10 ports)
1 x USB 20Gbps (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+)*
1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)
2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
USB Type-C® power delivery output: max. 5V/3A

BIOS
256Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE

Operating System
Windows® 11

Form Factor
ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )