ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero vs Gigabyte X870E AORUS XTREME
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Key differences
- •Gigabyte X870E AORUS XTREME has higher SATA ports (6 vs 4)
- •Gigabyte X870E AORUS XTREME has higher Max memory speed (8600 MT/s vs 8000 MT/s)
Full spec comparison
Spec
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
Gigabyte X870E AORUS XTREME
Platform
SocketAM5AM5
ChipsetX870EAMD X870E
Form factorATXE-ATX
VRM (power stages)24+2 phase24+2+2
Memory & Expansion
Memory typeDDR5DDR5
Memory slots44
Max memory capacity256 GB256 GB
Max memory speed8000 MT/s8600 MT/s▲
PCIe slots1× x16 5.0, 1× x16 4.0, 1× x1 4.01× PCIe 5.0 x16
M.2 slots55
SATA ports46▲
Connectivity
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.4BT 5.4
LAN5 GbE10 GbE
Rear USB1× USB4 40Gbps, 1× USB-C 20Gbps, 7× USB 3.2USB4 / USB-A