Left · ASUS
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
Spec score
Spec score 98
$540
Amazon US, Oct 24
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero against Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Gigabyte
Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master
Spec score
Spec score 95
$489
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
Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master: 95
3 ptsto the left
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
Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master: 19.5
12%to the right
Typical price
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: $563
Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master: $487
$76to the right
From the spec sheets
Memory ceiling
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 8800 MT/s
Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master: 8600 MT/s
2%to the left
M.2 slots
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 5
Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master: 4
25%to the left
PCIe generation
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 5
Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master: 5
level
The verdict
- The ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero scores 3% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master typically costs $76 less.
- Per dollar, the Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master is the better buy: 19.5 points per $100 against 17.4.
Specifications
| Spec | ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero | Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Chipset | X870E | X870E |
| Size | ATX | ATX |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory ceiling | 8800 MT/s (better) | 8600 MT/s |
| M.2 slots | 5 (better) | 4 |
| PCIe | Gen 5 | Gen 5 |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | ASUS | Gigabyte |
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Typical price | $563 | $487 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.