ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO

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.

When only the fastest will do, ROG X870E/X870 motherboards deliver. With USB 4.0 onboard along with robust overclocking capabilities, featuring faster dual-channel DDR5 memory support, AMD EXPO™ technology and PCIe® 5.0 support for both graphics and NVMe, you can play the most demanding games and deliver your biggest projects with the revolutionary performance of an ROG X870E/X870 motherboard and AMD Ryzen™ 9000, 8000, and 7000 Series processors.

AI Networking II combines intelligent technologies to continuously optimize network performance, provide trustworthy and seamless connectivity, and unleash the full speed of WiFi 7

Dynamic OC Switcher maximizes CPU performance by letting you set current and temperature thresholds to automatically switch between a manual overlock for heavy multithreaded workloads and Precision Boost Overdrive for single-threaded tasks. The latest Overclocking Load Guard has an enhanced instantaneous current protection mechanism to prevent users from experiencing system crashes during overclocking.

Core Flex empowers you to smash limits farther than ever before by letting you control clock, power, and thermals in creative new ways.

For next-level frequency flexibility, the ROG Crosshair X870E Hero features a built-in clock generator that isolates CPU base clock from memory, PCIe, and the Infinity Fabric speed.

AMD Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) pushes the CPU current and voltage budget to opportunistically increase performance.

Fully embracing the new standard, the ROG Crosshair X870E Hero offers abundant Gen 5 support to give unfettered bandwidth to the fastest SSDs and graphics cards available.

Simplify your motherboard configuration with BIOS Q-Dashboard. Its intuitive visual representation of hardware connections and corresponding BIOS settings takes the complexity out of setting up your system. Upgrade now, and discover the power of BIOS Q-Dashboard to easily and efficiently enhance your computing setup.

ASUS DriverHub streamlines the installation and management of ASUS drivers and utilities to keep your hardware up-to-date and performing optimally. This standalone application automatically detects current driver versions and presents available updates in a list view. By default, it supports ASUS motherboards, and users are invited to install ASUS DriverHub after OS installation. Additionally, ASUS DriverHub offers one-click installation and update checks, making it easier for users to keep their systems running smoothly and efficiently.

Up your game with complementary Aura Sync enhanced aesthetics, featuring preset lighting effects that can be easily synchronized across compatible ROG graphics cards, monitors, keyboards, and mice to give your setup a unified look.

Form Factor

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

CPU

• AMD Socket AM5 for AMD Ryzen™ 9000 & 8000 & 7000 Series Desktop Processors

Chipset

• AMD X870E

Memory

• 4 x DIMM slots, max.192 GB, 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), * Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.

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. *Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1. **Supports max. 4K@60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4a

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***), ** When you use both PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2, PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 will run x8., *** When M.2_3 are enabled, PCIEX16_1 will run x8, and PCIEX16_2 will run x4., **** When M.2_2 and M.2_3 are enabled simultaneously, PCIEX16_2 will be disabled., 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; *AMD RAIDXpert2 Technology supports both PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10 and SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. RAID 5 Function is only supported by AMD Ryzen™ 9000 series CPU. ** When M.2_2 and M.2_3 are enabled simultaneously, PCIEX16_2 will be disabled. ***When M.2_3 are enabled, PCIEX16_1 will run x8, and PCIEX16_2 will run x4, M.2_2 will be disabled.

LAN

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

Wireless & Bluetooth

• ,i-Fi 7* 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band, Supports Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 6.5Gbps transfer rate, Bluetooth® v5.4

Audio

• ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082* - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel MIC Jack-retasking - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input - Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel, Audio Features - SupremeFX Shielding Technology - ESS® ES9219 QUAD DAC - Gold-plated audio jacks - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors * A chassis with an HD audio module in the front panel is required to support 7.1 Surround Sound audio output. ** The LINE OUT port on the rear panel does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio, make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis or use a USB interface audio device.

USB Ports

• 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, *USB Type-C® power delivery output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A

OS Support

• Windows® 11 64-bit

Internal I/O Ports

• Fan and Cooling Related - 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header, 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header, 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header, 4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers, 1 x W_PUMP+ header, Power Related - 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector, 2 x 8-pin +12V CPU Power connector, 1 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector, Storage Related - 5 x M.2 slots (Key M), 1 x SlimSAS connector, 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, USB - 2 x USB 20Gbps connectors (support 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, Miscellaneous - 3 x Addressable Gen2 headers, 1 x Alteration PCIe mode switch, 1 x FlexKey button, 1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO), 1 x ReTry button, 1 x Start button, 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header, 1 x Thermal Sensor header, 1 x LN2 Mode jumper

Back I/O 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®), 1 x HDMI™ port, 1 x Wi-Fi module, 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port, 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet port, 2 x Gold-plated audio jacks, 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port, 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button, 1 x Clear CMOS button

Software Features

• ROG Exclusive Software - ROG CPU-Z - Dolby Atmos - Internet Security (1-year full version) - Polymo Lighting II - ASUS Exclusive Software - Armoury Crate - AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version) - Aura Creator - Aura Sync -Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II) - GameFirst - HWiNFO - Power Saving - ASUS DriverHub, ASUS GlideX, USB Wattage Watcher, TurboV Core, WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial), Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial), UEFI BIOS, AI Overclocking Guide, ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode - ASUS MyHotkey, FlexKey

Special Features

• Extreme OC Kit - FlexKey button - LN2 Mode - ReTry button - Start button, Extreme Engine Digi+ - 10K Black metallic capacitors - MicroFine alloy choke ASUS Q-Design - M.2 Q-Latch - M.2 Q-Release - M.2 Q-Slide - Q-Release Slim (with PCIe SafeSlot) - Q-Antenna - Q-Code - Q-Connector - Q-Dashboard - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) - Q-Slot, ASUS Thermal Solution - M.2 heatsink backplate - M.2 heatsink - VRM heatsink design - Metal backplate, ASUS EZ DIY - Backplate - BIOS FlashBack™ button - Clear CMOS button - ProCool II - Pre-mounted I/O shield - SafeSlot - SafeDIMM, Aura Sync - Addressable Gen2 header(s), Front Panel USB 20Gbps with Quick Charge 4+ Support - Support: up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher* - Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A - Compatible with PD3.0 and PPS * To support 60W, please install the power cable to the 8-pin PCIe power connector or else only 27W will be supported.

BIOS

• 256Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability

• WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

• Cables; 1 x ARGB RGB extension cable, 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables, Miscellaneous; 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna, 1 x Q-connector, 2 x M.2 Q-Latch package, 3 x M.2 Q-Slide package, 5 x M.2 rubber package, 1 x ROG stickers, 1 x ROG thank you card, 1 x ROG Bottle Opener, Installation Media; 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers, Documentation; 1 x Quick start guide