ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero Review

👤by David Mitchelson Comments 📅06-04-21
Technical Specifications

Below are the technical specifications concerning the Hero:

CPU
Intel 10th and 11th Generation Core Processors

Chipset
Intel Z590 Chipset

Memory
DDR4 5333(OC)/5133(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4700(OC)/4600(OC)/4500(OC)/4400(OC)/4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*

Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
OptiMem III
* 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7/i9 processors support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively, others will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR4 2666MHz.
* 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors support 3200/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively.
* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists), and memory frequency support depends on the CPU types.

Graphics
2 x HDMI 2.0
2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports
1 x HDMI™ 2.0**
2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort 1.2/1.4 and Thunderbolt™ video outputs *

* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types.

** Only Intel® 11th Core™ processors support HDMI™ 2.0 with max. resolution of 4K@60Hz, others will only support HDMI™ 1.4 with max. resolution of 4K@30Hz .Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.

Expansion Slots
2 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 (x16, x8/x8, x8/x4) + 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (max. x4)
Intel® 11th &10th Gen Processors

2 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 slot(s)*
- Intel® 11th Core™ processors support PCIe 4.0 x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4 mode(s)
- Intel®10th Core™ processors support PCIe 3.0 x16 or x8/x8 or x8/x4 mode(s)
Intel® Z590 Chipset
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)**
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
* Supports PCIe bandwidth bifurcation for RAID on CPU function.
**PCIEX16_3 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_12 and SATA6G_34. When PCIEX16_ 3 is populated SATA6G_12 and SATA6G_34 will be disbabled.
When PCIEX16_3 run at default (x2) mode, SATA6G_34 is disabled.
When PCIEX16_3 run at x4 mode, SATA6G_12 and SATA6G_34 are disabled.

Multi-GPU Support
Supports NVIDIA 2-Way SLI® Technology*
*Support varies with different graphics cards

Storage
Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel®11th &10th Gen Processors

M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110

- Only Intel® 11th Core™ processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode, this slot will be disabled for other CPUs

M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280**

- Intel® 11th Core™ processors support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode

- Intel® 10th Core™ processors support PCIe 3.0 x4 mode

Intel® Z590 Chipset

M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode)

M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)*

6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

*When M.2_4 is pupulated, SATA6G_56 will be disabled.
**M.2_2 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2. When M.2_2 is enabled, PCIEX16_1 will run at x8 mode and PCIEX16_2 will run at x4 mode.

Ethernet
2 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth
2x2 Tri-Band Intel Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac/ax/az + BT5.2

USB
Rear USB: Total 10 ports

2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port(s) (2 x USB Type-C®) with up to 5V/3A, 15W charging support

6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (6 x Type-A)

2 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 x Type-A)
Front USB: Total 9 ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector(s) (suppport(s) USB Type-C®)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Audio
ALC4082
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- ESS® SABRE9018Q2C DAC/AMP
- Gold-plated audio jacks
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium Japanese audio capacitors
- Audio cover

Back Panel I/O Ports
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® port(s)
6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (6 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 x Type-A)
1 x HDMI™ port
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
2 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet
5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
1 x Clear CMOS button

Intrernal I/O Connectors
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port(s) (2 x USB Type-C®) with up to 5V/3A, 15W charging support

Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)
1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header(s)
3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)
1 x 4-pin H_AMP Fan header(s)
1 x W_PUMP+ header(s)
1 x 2-pin Water In header
1 x 2-pin Water Out header
1 x 3-pin Water Flow header

Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

Storage related
4 x M.2 slots (Key M)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector (support(s) USB Type-C®)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous

3 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
1 x AURA RGB header(s)
1 x FlexKey button
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x ReTry button
1 x Speaker header
1 x SPI TPM header (14-1pin)
1 x Start button
1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header
1 x Thermal Sensor header

BIOS
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories
Cables
1 x ARGB RGB extension cable
1 x RGB extension cable
4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas
1 x M.2 SSD screw package(s)
1 x Q-connector
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG Graphics card holder
1 x ROG stickers
1 x ROG thank you card

Installation Media
1 x Support DVD

Documentation
1 x User manual

Operating System
Windows 10 64bit

Form Factor
ATX
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )


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