ASUS ROG MAXIMUS X HERO vs GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Comparison of ROG MAXIMUS X HERO, Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

78 specifications	A ASUS ROG MAXIMUS X HEROView product	B GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Ultra GamingView product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,4133 MHz	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000 MHz
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/Oidentical
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I219-V	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1220
BIOS1 differ
ACPI versionDiffers	6.0	5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
RegisteredKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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