ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero vs Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI Motherboard Comparison

ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero and ASUS Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI are both motherboards with the same Wi-Fi Generation (7), SATA 6 Gbps Ports (4) and RAM Slots (4). The main differences are in Socket, Form factor, Chipset and Supported Memory.

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ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero	ASUS Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI
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Brand ASUS	Brand ASUS
Model ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO 90mb1nt0-m0eay0 90mb1nt0-m0vay0	Model PRO WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI 90MB1FZ0-M0AAY0
Release Date 📅 February 2026	Release Date 📅 November 2023
* 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 ►
Series -	Series PRO
Socket AM5	Socket sTR5
Form factor ATX	Form factor SSI CEB
Chipset AMD X870E	Chipset AMD TRX50
Supported Memory DDR5 4400Mhz 9600Mhz	Supported Memory DDR5 4400Mhz 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5600Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz
* 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 Yes * ECC memory support also depends on the CPU memory controller
Audio Chipset -	Audio Chipset Realtek ALC1220P
Audio Channels ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082	Audio Channels 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Marvell AQtion
Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 5Gbps	Max LAN Speed 100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Mb/s
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 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C) 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (6 x Type-A) 2 x USB 2.0 port (2 x Type-A) 1 x Wi-Fi Module 1 x Marvell AQtion 10Gb Ethernet port 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port 2 x Audio jacks 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x BIOS FlashBack button 1 x Clear CMOS button
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 7	Wi-Fi Generation 7
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 4
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0	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 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 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2280 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 256 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 1024 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 1