ASUS MAXIMUS IX HERO 🆚 ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO BTF
ASUS MAXIMUS IX HERO and ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO BTF are both motherboards with the same Form factor (ATX) and RAM Slots (4). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and Audio Chipset.
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* 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
ROG SupremeFX High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
Audio Chipset
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 ES9218 QUAD DAC - Gold-plated audio jacks - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors
*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.
Audio Channels
8 Channels
Audio Channels
7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset
Intel I219-V
LAN Chipset
1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps
Max LAN Speed
2.5Gbps
SLI Support
Yes
SLI Support
No
CrossFire Support
Yes
CrossFire Support
No
RAID Support
Yes
RAID Support
Yes
Back Connect
No
Back Connect
Yes
Back I/O Ports
-
Back I/O Ports
2 x Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C ports
6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)
