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ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero

ATX · DDR5 · 4 DIMMs · 18-phase VRM · 7 (802.11be)

Quality
103
VRM
103
Value
35
Amazon
$565
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
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$565
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Overall103.4
VRM103.0
Chipset100.0
Expansion / storage103.0
Connectivity110.0
Audio101.0
Quality / price34.8
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Written analysis

ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero at a glance

The ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero uses the ATX form factor, AM5 socket, and X870E chipset. This is a high-end platform with the feature headroom expected in an enthusiast gaming or productivity build.

Memory support is DDR5 across 4 DIMM slots, with up to 256 GB and rated overclocked speeds up to 8600 MT/s. ECC modules are accepted, subject to CPU support.

Best fit: a premium gaming or creator build that will use the stronger VRM, storage, and I/O rather than simply needing a compatible socket.

Power delivery

The calculated VRM score is 103.0, placing the power delivery in the ultra high-end class. The board lists 18 CPU power phases, 110 A power stages in a 18(110A)+ 2(110A)+ 2(80A) layout. CPU power input is listed as 2. That is appropriate for sustained high-power CPUs and aggressive tuning when case airflow and VRM cooling are also adequate.

Expansion and storage

The expansion and storage score is 103.0: exceptionally well equipped . The platform supports PCIe 5.0. Physical expansion includes 2 ×16 slots.

On-board storage consists of 5 M.2 slots supporting PCIe 5.0 x4, PCIe 4.0 x4 and 4 SATA ports. Supported M.2 lengths are listed as 2280, 2260, 2242. That is enough NVMe capacity for a multi-drive gaming or creator setup without immediately relying on an add-in card.

Connectivity and rear I/O

The connectivity score is 110.0, rated premium . Wireless networking is Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) ; wired networking is Ethernet 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet at up to 5000 Mbps. Bluetooth 5.4 is included. The recorded USB provision is 10 rear connections and 1 front-panel connections. USB4 Type-C is available at the rear. The specification sheet below separates every USB speed and connector type.

Display connectivity includes HDMI 2.1, USB-C DisplayPort. These motherboard outputs require a processor with integrated graphics.

Audio

The audio score is 101.0. This is an ultra-premium onboard implementation based on ALC4082, ESS® ES9219 QUAD DAC, aimed at users who want strong analogue output without immediately adding a USB DAC. The rear panel has 2 analogue jacks, with gold-plated contacts. Optical S/PDIF is present for digital audio equipment.

Buying verdict

Overall quality is 103.40, placing this board in the specialist flagship class. Its appeal is breadth—power delivery, expansion, I/O, and onboard features—not merely socket compatibility.

At the recorded Amazon price, the quality-to-price score is 34.8. This is a feature-first premium purchase; compare nearby boards if several flagship extras would go unused.

Board data

Full specifications

Platform, expansion, storage, rear I/O, internal headers, networking, audio, and board controls in one sheet.

General

Manufacturer
ASUS
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
Chipset / socket
X870E / AM5
Form factor
ATX
Launch price
—
Amazon price
$565
Availability
In stock
Price updated
3 days, 16 hours ago

VRM

CPU phases
18 (110 A)
Power design
18(110A)+ 2(110A)+ 2(80A)
EPS connector
2

Memory

Type / slots
DDR5 / 4 DIMMs
Max capacity / OC
256 GB / 8600 MT/s
XMP / EXPO
Not recorded
ECC
Modules supported

PCIe

Supported version
PCIe 5.0
x16 physical
2
x16 Gen 5
2

Storage

M.2 slots
5
M.2 lengths
2280, 2260, 2242
M.2 modes
PCIe 5.0 x4, PCIe 4.0 x4
SATA ports
4

Display outputs

HDMI
Yes · 2.1 · 4K@60Hz
DisplayPort
No
USB-C DisplayPort
Yes · 1.4a · 4K@60Hz

USB

Rear USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 10 Gbps
6
Rear USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C 10 Gbps
2
Rear USB4 Type-C
2
Front USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C 20 Gbps
1
Front USB-C PD
60 W
Header USB 2.0
4
Header USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 5 Gbps
4
Header USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C 20 Gbps
1
USB4
Type-C · rear

Networking

Ethernet
Ethernet 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet
LAN ports
2
LAN speed
5000 Mbps
Wi-Fi
7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi bandwidth
320MHz
Bands
2.4GHz, 5GHz, 6GHz
Antenna connectors
2
Bluetooth
5.4

Audio

Chipset
ALC4082, ESS® ES9219 QUAD DAC
Analog jacks
2
Gold-plated jacks
Yes
Optical S/PDIF
Yes
Spatial audio
No

Buttons

BIOS flashback
Yes
Clear CMOS
Yes
Q-Flash Plus
No
Smart button
No
Onboard start / reset
Start

Additional information

Memory notes
Supports AMD Extended Profiles for Overclocking (EXPO™), NitroPath DRAM Technology, and ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile (AEMP). Max OC speed varies by CPU series: 8600+MT/s with Ryzen™ 8000, 8200+MT/s with Ryzen™ 9000, and 8000+MT/s with Ryzen™ 7000. Supported memory types, data rate, and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration. Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.
Display notes
There are 2 USB4® (40Gbps) ports that support USB Type-C® display outputs. Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. VGA resolution support depends on the processor's or graphic card's resolution.
Expansion notes
With Ryzen 9000/7000 CPUs, the two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots support x16, x8/x8, or x8/x4/x4 modes. When both slots are used, they run at x8/x8. When M.2_3 is enabled, the slots run at x8/x4. When M.2_2 and M.2_3 are enabled simultaneously, the second x16 slot (PCIEX16_2) is disabled. With Ryzen 8700/8600/8400 CPUs, the slots operate at PCIe 4.0, with only the first slot active at x8 speed. With Ryzen 8500/8300 CPUs, the slots operate at PCIe 4.0, with only the first slot active at x4 speed.
M.2_1
5.0 x4 · 2242, 2260, 2280 · CPU — Functionality depends on the installed CPU: supports PCIe 5.0 x4 with Ryzen 9000/7000 series and PCIe 4.0 x4 with Ryzen 8000 series.
M.2_2
5.0 x4 · 2242, 2260, 2280 · CPU — Functionality depends on the installed CPU: supported with Ryzen 9000/7000 series, but not supported with Ryzen 8000 series. This slot is disabled when M.2_3 is populated.
M.2_3
5.0 x4 · 2242, 2260, 2280 · CPU — Functionality depends on the installed CPU: supported with Ryzen 9000/7000 series, but not supported with Ryzen 8000 series. When populated, PCIEX16_1 runs at x8, PCIEX16_2 runs at x4, and M.2_2 is disabled.
M.2_4
4.0 x4 · 2242, 2260, 2280 · Chipset
M.2_5
4.0 x4 · 2280 · Chipset
RAID
SATA / PCIe (0, 1, 5, 10)
Storage notes
Includes 1 x SlimSAS connector supporting PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. RAID support varies by CPU: Ryzen 9000 Series supports RAID 0/1/5/10; Ryzen 8000 Series supports RAID 0/1; Ryzen 7000 Series supports RAID 0/1/10. The text provides conflicting information regarding the simultaneous use of M.2_2 and M.2_3 slots, as one rule states M.2_3 disables M.2_2.
USB notes
The front USB 20Gbps Type-C port supports up to 60W Power Delivery and Quick Charge 4+. The specific power delivery output is 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, and PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A.
Audio notes
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound. Features impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs, 120 dB SNR stereo playback output, 110 dB SNR recording input, and supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on the front panel. Includes SupremeFX Shielding Technology and premium audio capacitors. Note: The LINE OUT port on the rear panel does not support spatial audio.
Networking notes
Wi-Fi supports up to 6.5Gbps transfer rate. Wi-Fi features may vary depending on the operating system. For Windows 11, Wi-Fi 7 will require 24H2 or later version for full functions, Windows 11 21H2/22H2/23H2 only support Wi-Fi 6E. For Windows 10, no driver is available. Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries. The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications.
Button notes
The board includes an Alteration PCIe mode switch, a FlexKey button, a ReTry button, and a Start button.
Fan / RGB headers
1 CPU · 1 OPT · 1 AIO · 4 chassis · 3 ARGB · — RGB
Thermal sensors
1
Other headers
Front audio · System panel
Dimensions
30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

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Official manufacturer data

Raw manufacturer text kept for reference. Structured specs above are extracted from this copy and are the source for scores and tables.

Memory

4 x DIMM slots, max.256GB, 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)
* Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support list under the Support tab of product information site or visit https://www.asus.com/support/download-center/.
* 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)
* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).
- To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported

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
** 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.
AMD RAIDXpert2 Technology
Ryzen™ 9000 Series Processors: RAID 0/1/5/10
Ryzen™ 8000 Series Processors: RAID 0/1
Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors: RAID 0/1/10

USB

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

Internal I/O

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

Rear I/O

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

Wireless

Wi-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***

*Wi-Fi features may vary depending on the operating system
For Windows 11, Wi-Fi 7 will require  24H2 or later version for full functions, Windows 11 21H2/22H2/23H2 only support Wi-Fi 6E.
For Windows 10, please note that no driver is available, refer to the Wi-Fi chipset vendor's website for details.
** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries.
*** The Bluetooth® version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications.

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.

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.

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