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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX vs ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition

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  • 14differ
  • 22identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX (4 vs 2). The ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX (2 vs 0). The ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition (4 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, PCI Express 3.0, SATA III on the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX, M.2, SATA III on the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition. Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition.

  • Number of memory slots
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX:2
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX:0
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX:4
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX:6
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition:3
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX:2
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition:1
  • Audio output channels
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX:8.0 channels
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition:7.1 channels
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX:1
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition:3
  • BIOS type
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX:UEFI
    • ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) Call of Duty - Black Ops 4 Edition:UEFI AMI

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77 specifications
Processor2 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesDiffersi3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxxi3-8xxx, i5-8xxx, i7-8xxx
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2933,3000,3200,3300,3333,3466,3600,3866,4000,4133,4266,4400,4500,4600,4700 MHz2133,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3866,4000,4133,4266,4400 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, PCI Express 3.0, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers63
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Features2 differ
Audio output channelsDiffers8.0 channels7.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1Windows 10 x64
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers13
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.1
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source305 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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