ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX vs ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX Motherboard Comparison

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX and ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX are both motherboards with the same Form factor (ATX), Audio Channels (7.1 Channels) and PCI-Express x16 Slots (2). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and Max LAN Speed.

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX	ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX
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Brand ASUS	Brand ASUS
Model ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX 90MB1IP0-M0AAY0	Model ROG MAXIMUS XII APEX 90MB13D0-M0EAY0
Release Date 📅 October 2024	Release Date 📅 May 2020
* 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 LGA1851	Socket LGA1200
Form factor ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset Intel Z890	Chipset Intel Z490
Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5000Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7400Mhz 7600Mhz 7800Mhz 8000Mhz 8200Mhz 8400Mhz 8600Mhz 9000Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 2933Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3300Mhz 3333Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz 4500Mhz 4600Mhz 4700Mhz 4800Mhz
* 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 S1220A
Audio Channels 7.1 Channels	Audio Channels 7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Intel I225-V
Max LAN Speed 5Gbps	Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000/2500Mbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support Yes
CrossFire Support No	CrossFire Support Yes
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports 1 x Clear CMOS Button 1 x Flash BIOS Button 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C 2 x Thunderbolt 4 8 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A	Back I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse (green) 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (red) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (black) Type-C 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (blue) 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 1 x Clear CMOS button(s) 1 x USB BIOS FlashBack Button(s) 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi GO! module (Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth v5.0) 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
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 2	PCI-Express x4 Slots 1
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0	PCI-Express x1 Slots 1
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 8
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 6	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 / 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2230 / 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
RAM Slots 2	RAM Slots 2
Maximum Supported RAM 96 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 64 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 3
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0