Left · ASUS
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero
Spec score
Spec score 98
$434
Amazon US, Oct 24
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero against Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 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 X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7
Spec score
Spec score 84
$220
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 Maximus Z890 Hero: 98
Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7: 84
14 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 22.8
Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7: 36.5
60%to the right
Typical price
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: $429
Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7: $230
$199to the right
From the spec sheets
Memory ceiling
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 9600 MT/s
Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7: 8200 MT/s
17%to the left
M.2 slots
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 5
Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7: 3
67%to the left
PCIe generation
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 5
Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7: 5
level
The verdict
- The ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero scores 17% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 typically costs $199 less.
- Per dollar, the Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 is the better buy: 36.5 points per $100 against 22.8.
Specifications
| Spec | ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero | Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | LGA1851 | AM5 |
| Chipset | Z890 | X870 |
| Size | ATX | ATX |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory ceiling | 9600 MT/s (better) | 8200 MT/s |
| M.2 slots | 5 (better) | 3 |
| PCIe | Gen 5 | Gen 5 |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | ASUS | Gigabyte |
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Typical price | $429 | $230 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.