ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4/D5 vs ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero Motherboard Comparison

ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4/D5 and ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero are both motherboards with the same Form factor (ATX), PCI-Express x16 Slots (2) and SATA 6 Gbps Ports (4). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and Audio Channels.

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ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4/D5	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero
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Brand ASRock	Brand ASUS
Model Z690 Phantom Gaming 4/D5	Model ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO 90mb1nt0-m0eay0 90mb1nt0-m0vay0
Release Date -	Release Date 📅 February 2026
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►	Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►
Socket LGA1700	Socket AM5
Form factor ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset Intel Z690	Chipset AMD X870E
Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5000Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz	Supported Memory DDR5 4400Mhz 9600Mhz
* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support No	ECC RAM Support No
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC897	Audio Chipset -
Audio Channels 7.1 Channels	Audio Channels ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082
LAN Chipset Intel I219-V	LAN Chipset -
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps	Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 5Gbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support Yes	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) 1 x BIOS Flashback Button HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone	Back I/O Ports 2 x USB4 (40Gbps) ports (2 x USB Type-C) 9 x USB 10Gbps connector (6 x Type-A + 3 x USB Type-C) 1 x HDMI port 1 x Wi-Fi module 1 x Realtek 10Gb 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 LAN No	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation -	Wi-Fi Generation 7
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 2
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 3	PCI-Express x1 Slots 0
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 4	M.2 Ports 5
M.2 Devices support 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2230 - E Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2230 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 192 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 256 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 1	Onboard USB 2.0 3
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 2