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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS IX APEX vs ASUS ROG MAXIMUS IX HERO

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 28identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI
    • UEFI AMI

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3500,3600,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133,4266 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers36
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers16
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers03
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors33
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerIntel® I219-VIntel® I219-V
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Z270Intel® Z270
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, WindowsWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIUEFI AMI
Clear CMOS buttonYesYes
ACPI versionKnown for one6.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyYesYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyYesYes
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers272 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedSATASATA
ManualYesYes
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for oneYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes

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