ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero vs ASRock A620M-HDV/M.2 Plus Motherboard Comparison

ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero and ASRock A620M-HDV/M.2 Plus are both motherboards with the same Socket (AM5) and SATA 6 Gbps Ports (4). The main differences are in Form factor, Chipset, Supported Memory and Audio Channels.

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ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero	ASRock A620M-HDV/M.2 Plus
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Brand ASUS	Brand ASRock
Model ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO 90mb1nt0-m0eay0 90mb1nt0-m0vay0	Model A620M-HDV/M.2+
Release Date 📅 February 2026	Release Date -
* 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 AM5	Socket AM5
Form factor ATX	Form factor Micro ATX
Chipset AMD X870E	Chipset AMD A620
Supported Memory DDR5 4400Mhz 9600Mhz	Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5600Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz
* 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 -	Audio Chipset Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec Nahimic Audio
Audio Channels ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082	Audio Channels 7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Realtek RTL8111H
Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 5Gbps	Max LAN Speed 1Gbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support No	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
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	Back I/O Ports 2 x Antenna Mounting Points 1 x HDMI Port 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports 2 x USB 2.0 Ports 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port 1 x BIOS Flashback Button HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN No
Wi-Fi Generation 7	Wi-Fi Generation -
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 1
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0	PCI-Express x1 Slots 2
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 5	M.2 Ports 3
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	M.2 Devices support 2280 - M Key 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2230 - E Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 2
Maximum Supported RAM 256 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 64 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 3	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 2	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0