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ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
Spec score
Spec score 98
$540
Amazon US, Oct 24
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero against ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
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ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero
Spec score
Spec score 98
$434
Amazon US, Oct 24
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 98
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 98
level
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 17.4
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 22.8
31%to the right
Typical price
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: $563
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: $429
$134to the right
From the spec sheets
Memory ceiling
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 8800 MT/s
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 9600 MT/s
9%to the right
M.2 slots
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 5
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 5
level
PCIe generation
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 5
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 5
level
The verdict
- ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero and ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero are level on spec score.
- The ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero typically costs $134 less.
- Per dollar, the ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero is the better buy: 22.8 points per $100 against 17.4.
Specifications
| Spec | ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero | ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | AM5 | LGA1851 |
| Chipset | X870E | Z890 |
| Size | ATX | ATX |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory ceiling | 8800 MT/s | 9600 MT/s (better) |
| M.2 slots | 5 | 5 |
| PCIe | Gen 5 | Gen 5 |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | ASUS | ASUS |
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Typical price | $563 | $429 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.