ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO Desktop Motherboard - Intel Z170 Chipset - Socket H4 LGA-1151

ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO Desktop Motherboard - Intel Z170 Chipset - Socket H4 LGA-1151
MAXIMUS VIII HERO

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Description

Ready for 6th-generation Intel® LGA1151 Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors

This motherboard supports 6th-generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package, with graphics, memory and PCI Express controllers integrated to support onboard graphics output with dedicated chipsets, two-channel (4-DIMM) DDR4 memory and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes for great graphics performance.

Intel® Z170 Express Chipset

Intel® Z170 Express is a single-chipset design that supports 6th-generation Intel® LGA1151 Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally, Z170 provides a maximum ten USB 3.0 ports, six SATA 6Gbit/s ports, 32Gbit/s M.2 and PCIe 3.0 lane speed support for faster data retrieval. Intel® Z170 Express also supports integrated-graphics (iGPU) functions, so you'll enjoy the very latest Intel integrated graphics performance.

Specifications

General Information

Manufacturer:
ASUS Computer International
Manufacturer Website Address:
http://www.asus.com/au
Brand Name:
Asus
Product Model:
MAXIMUS VIII HERO
Product Name:
MAXIMUS VIII HERO Desktop Motherbord
Product Type:
Desktop Motherboard

Processor & Chipset

Chipset Manufacturer:
Intel
Chipset Model:
Z170
Total Processor Supported:
1
Processor Socket:
Socket H4 LGA-1151
Processor Supported:
  • Core i7
  • Core i5
  • Core i3
  • Pentium
  • Celeron
Multi GPU Supported:
  • SLI
  • CrossFireX

Memory

Number of Memory Slots:
4
Memory Form Factor:
  • DIMM
  • UDIMM
Maximum Memory:
64 GB
Memory Standard:
  • DDR4-3400/PC4-27200 (O.C.)
  • DDR4-3333/PC4-26600 (O.C.)
  • DDR4-3200/PC4-25600 (O.C.)
  • DDR4-3300/PC4-26400 (O.C.)
  • DDR4-3000/PC4-24000 (O.C.)
  • DDR4-2800/PC4-22400 (O.C.)
  • DDR4-2666/PC4-21300 (O.C.)
  • DDR4-2400/PC4-19200
Memory Technology:
DDR4 SDRAM

I/O Controller

Controller Type:
  • Serial ATA/600
RAID Supported:
Yes
RAID Levels:
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10

Video

Onboard Video:
CPU Dependent Video
Graphics Controller Manufacturer:
  • Intel

Audio

Audio Channels:
7.1

Network & Communication

Gigabit Ethernet:
Yes

I/O Expansions

Number of Total Expansion Slots:
6
Total Number of PCI Express Slots:
6
Number of PCI Express x1 Slots:
3
Number of PCI Express x16 Slots:
3

Interfaces/Ports

Total Number of USB Ports:
8
Number of USB 3.0 Ports:
2
Number of USB 3.1 Ports:
2
S/PDIF:
Yes
HDMI:
Yes
DisplayPort:
Yes

Onboard Interfaces

Number of SATA Interfaces:
4
Number of M.2 Interfaces:
1
Number of SATA Express Interfaces:
2
Total Number of Onboard USB Ports:
8
Number of Onboard USB 3.0 Ports:
4

Physical Characteristics

Form Factor:
ATX
Width:
304.8 mm
Depth:
243.8 mm