ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero vs ROG Maximus XIII Extreme Motherboard Comparison

ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero and Asus ROG Maximus XIII Extreme are both motherboards with the same PCI-Express x16 Slots (2), M.2 Ports (5) 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 ROG Maximus XIII Extreme
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Brand ASUS	Brand ASUS
Model ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO 90mb1nt0-m0eay0 90mb1nt0-m0vay0	Model ROG Maximus XIII Extreme 90MB15S0-M0EAY0 90MB15S0-M0AAY0
Release Date 📅 February 2026	Release Date 📅 March 2021
* 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 ROG
Socket AM5	Socket LGA1200
Form factor ATX	Form factor EATX
Chipset AMD X870E	Chipset Intel Z590
Supported Memory DDR5 4400Mhz 9600Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 2933Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3300Mhz 3333Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz 4500Mhz 4600Mhz 4700Mhz 4800Mhz 5000Mhz
* 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 ROG SupremeFX High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082
Audio Channels ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082	Audio Channels 7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Marvell AQtion AQC113CS
Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 5Gbps	Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 10/100/1000/2500Mbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support Yes
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 Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C port(s) 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (8 x Type-A) 1 x HDMI port 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module 1 x Marvell AQtion AQC113CS 10Gb Ethernet 1 x Intel I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet port 5 x LED-illuminated 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 6
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 2
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 1
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0	PCI-Express x1 Slots 0
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 5	M.2 Ports 5
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 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key (Intel 11th Gen only) 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 256 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 3	Onboard USB 2.0 2
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 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 2	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 1