ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO vs EVGA Z790 DARK K|NGP|N Motherboard Comparison

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO and EVGA Z790 DARK K|NGP|N are both motherboards with the same Socket (LGA1700), Chipset (Intel Z790) and PCI-Express x16 Slots (2). The main differences are in Form factor, Supported Memory, Audio Channels and Max LAN Speed.

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO	EVGA Z790 DARK K\|NGP\|N
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Brand ASUS	Brand EVGA
Model ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO 90MB1F90-M0AAY0 90MB1F90-M0EAY0 90MB1F90-MVAAY0	Model 121-RL-E799-KR
Release Date 📅 October 2023	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 ►
Series ROG	Series -
Socket LGA1700	Socket LGA1700
Form factor ATX	Form factor EATX
Chipset Intel Z790	Chipset Intel Z790
Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5000Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7400Mhz 7600Mhz 7800Mhz 8000Mhz	Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5000Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7400Mhz 7600Mhz 7800Mhz
* 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 ALC1220
Audio Channels ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082	Audio Channels 7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset 1x Marvell 10 Gigabit NIC
Max LAN Speed 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb EthernetASUS LANGuard	Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 10/100/1000/2500Mbps
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 Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C ports 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C) 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) 1 x HDMITM port 1 x Wi-Fi Module 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port 5 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 Clear CMOS Button 1 x Flash BIOS Button 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C 2 x LAN (RJ45) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 5 x Audio Jacks 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 7	Wi-Fi Generation 6E
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 2
PCI-Express x4 Slots 1	PCI-Express x4 Slots 1
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0	PCI-Express x1 Slots 0
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 8
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 5	M.2 Ports 4
M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2280 - M Key 2280 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2230 - E Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 2
Maximum Supported RAM 192 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 64 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	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 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0