ASRock X870E Taichi vs ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO

ASRock X870E Taichi

ASRock X870E Taichi

ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO

ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO

Key differences

  • ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO: m.2 slots 5 vs 4 (20% higher)
  • ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO: max memory speed 8,600 MT/s vs 8,200 MT/s (5% higher)

Same on both: usb4 Yes, wi-fi Wi-Fi 7, socket AM5, chipset X870E, ethernet 5 Gbps, bluetooth 5.4, pcie slots 2× PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16 or x8/x8), audio Realtek ALC4082, fan headers 8, memory type DDR5, gpu slot PCIe 5.0, max memory 256 GB, memory slots 4, thunderbolt / usb4 USB4, bios flashback Yes, video outputs 1× HDMI 2.1, 2× USB4 Type-C (DP Alt), front usb-c header 20Gb/s.

ASRock X870E TaichiASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO
Released20242024
USB4YesYes
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots13
SocketAM5AM5
ChipsetX870EX870E
Ethernet5 Gbps5 Gbps
M.2 slots45
Rear USB2× USB4 40Gb/s Type-C, 5× 10Gb/s Type-A, 3× 5Gb/s Type-A, 2× USB 2.02× USB4 40Gb/s Type-C, 2× 10Gb/s Type-C, 6× 10Gb/s Type-A
M.2 slots (detail)1× PCIe 5.0 x4, 3× PCIe 4.0 x43× PCIe 5.0 x4, 2× PCIe 4.0 x4
Rear USB-A106
Rear USB-C24
Bluetooth5.45.4
PCIe slots2× PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16 or x8/x8)2× PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16 or x8/x8)
SATA ports64
AudioRealtek ALC4082Realtek ALC4082
Fan headers88
Form factorE-ATXATX
Memory typeDDR5DDR5
GPU slotPCIe 5.0PCIe 5.0
RGB headers3× ARGB, 1× RGB3× ARGB
Internal USB headers1× USB-C 20Gb/s, 2× USB 5Gb/s (4 ports), 2× USB 2.0 (4 ports)2× USB-C 20Gb/s, 2× USB 5Gb/s (4 ports), 2× USB 2.0 (4 ports)
Max memory256 GB256 GB
Memory slots44
Thunderbolt / USB4USB4USB4
BIOS flashbackYesYes
Ethernet controllerRealtek RTL8126 5GbIntel 2.5Gb + Realtek 5Gb
Video outputs1× HDMI 2.1, 2× USB4 Type-C (DP Alt)1× HDMI 2.1, 2× USB4 Type-C (DP Alt)
Front USB-C header20Gb/s20Gb/s
Max memory speed8,200 MT/s8,600 MT/s
Power stages (VRM)—18+2+2