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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE vs ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 39identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE (2 vs 1). The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE (4 vs 0). The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE has 4 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO (6 vs 2). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII GENE, ATX on the ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO.

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Width
    • 244 mm
    • 305 mm

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers3466,3500,3600,3800,3733,3000,2133,3333,3400,2400,3200,2800,3300,2666 MHz3000,2133,3333,3400,2400,3200,3600,2800,3300,2666 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesM.2, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 10, 50, 1, 10, 5
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectors44
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z170Intel® Z170
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots22
PCI slotsKnown for one3
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size128 Mbit128 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)YesYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1

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