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ASUS · Released Sep 2024

ROG Crosshair X870E Hero Review

AM5 · X870E · PCIe 5.0 · 5 Gb LAN

Halo AM5 board with twin PCIe 5.0 slots, 5 GbE and Wi-Fi 7 — the no-compromise Ryzen foundation.

Verdex Score
93
/ 100
vrm 96
features 96
bios 92
Pros
  • +Full PCIe 5.0 loadout
  • +Excellent VRM
  • +5G + 10G networking options
Cons
  • Expensive
  • Only 2 DIMMs for memory overclocking headroom
  • Fan control UX

Full score breakdown

vrm 96
features 96
bios 92
value 80

Specifications

Socket
AM5
Chipset
X870E
VRM phases
20+2
RAM slots
4× DDR5-8000+
PCIe
2× PCIe 5.0 x16
Networking
5 GbE + Wi-Fi 7

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