ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero 🆚 ASUS TUF Gaming X870-PLUS WiFi
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero and ASUS TUF Gaming X870-PLUS WiFi are both motherboards with the same Socket (AM5), Form factor (ATX) and Wi-Fi Generation (7). The main differences are in Chipset, Supported Memory, Audio Channels and Back I/O Ports.
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Brand
ASUS
Brand
ASUS
Model
ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO
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Model
TUF GAMING X870-PLUS WIFI
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Release Date
📅 February 2026
Release Date
📅 September 2024
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
* 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 ALC1220P 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs - Internal audio Amplifier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and speakers - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input (Line-in) - Supports up to 32-Bit/192 kHz playback*
Audio Features - Audio Shielding - Premium audio capacitors - Dedicated audio PCB layers - Audio cover - Unique de-pop circuit * Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 7.1 Surround Sound audio.
Audio Channels
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082
Audio Channels
7.1 Channels
Max LAN Speed
10Gbps + 5Gbps
Max LAN Speed
-
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)
