ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero AC WIFI vs ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero Motherboard Comparison

ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero AC WIFI and ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero are both motherboards with the same Socket (AM4), Form factor (ATX) and PCI-Express x16 Slots (3). The main differences are in Chipset, Supported Memory, ECC RAM Support and Audio Chipset.

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ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero AC WIFI

ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero

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Brand

ASUS

Brand

ASUS

Model

CROSSHAIR VI HERO (WI-FI AC)
ROG Crosshair VI Hero (Wi-fi AC)
90MB0UT0-M0EAY0

Model

ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
90MB1760-M0EAY0
90MB1760-M0AAY0

Release Date

📅 August 2018

Release Date

📅 November 2020

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

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Series

ROG

Series

ROG

Socket

AM4

Socket

AM4

Form factor

ATX

Form factor

ATX

Chipset

AMD X370

Chipset

AMD X570

Supported Memory

DDR4

2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 3200Mhz

Supported Memory

DDR4

2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 2933Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz 4600Mhz 4666Mhz 4800Mhz 4866Mhz

* 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

Yes
* ECC memory support also depends on the CPU memory controller

Audio Chipset

ROG SupremeFX High Definition Audio CODEC S1220

Audio Chipset

ROG SupremeFX Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC

Audio Channels

8 Channels

Audio Channels

7.1 Channels

LAN Chipset

Intel i211AT

LAN Chipset

Realtek RTL8125-CG

Max LAN Speed

10/100/1000Mbps

Max LAN Speed

10/100/1000/2500Mbps + 10/100/1000Mbps

SLI Support

Yes

SLI Support

Yes

CrossFire Support

Yes

CrossFire Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

Back Connect

Back I/O Ports

1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
4 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to USB BIOS Flashback)
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
5 x Audio jack(s)
1 x Clear CMOS button(s)
1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button(s)
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi GO! module (Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth v4.1)
8 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (blue)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (red) Type-A
1 x USB 3.1 (black) USB Type-C

Back I/O Ports

1 x Optical S/PDIF out
1 x Clear CMOS button(s)
1 x BIOS FlashBack Button(s)
1 x Anti-surge 2.5G LAN (RJ45) port
Anti-surge LAN (RJ45) port
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (up to 5Gbps) ports
8 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps) ports

Wireless LAN

Yes

Wireless LAN

Yes

Wi-Fi Generation

PCI-Express x16 Slots

PCI-Express x4 Slots

PCI-Express x1 Slots

SATA 6 Gbps Ports

SATA Express Ports

M.2 Ports

M.2 Devices support

2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key

M.2 Devices support

2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key

RAM Slots

Maximum Supported RAM

64 GB

Maximum Supported RAM

128 GB

Onboard USB 2.0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

Options (6)

	CROSSHAIR VI HERO $466.70
	CROSSHAIR VII HERO $389.45
	PRIME X370-PRO $199.99
	PRIME X470-PRO $261.23
	STRIX X370-F GAMING $120.33
	STRIX X470-F GAMING $164.00

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero AC WIFI:

23% cheaper, you can save $122.99
+2 Slots PCI-E x1

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Reasons to buy the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero:

Newer Product, it was released around 2 years later
Newer Wi-Fi protocol
Supports the following RAM types: DDR4 3400MHz, 3466MHz, 3600MHz, 3733MHz, 3866MHz, 4000MHz, 4133MHz, 4266MHz, 4400MHz, 4600MHz, 4666MHz, 4800MHz, 4866MHz
+1 Ports M.2
+64 GB maximum RAM supported
+1 Onboard USB 2.0