Asus ROG MAXIMUS-XIII-HERO Intel Motherboard

ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO
Intel Z590 ATX gaming motherboard with 14+2 power stages, PCIe 4.0, Onboard WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Dual Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet, Quad M.2 with heatsinks and embedded backplates, Dual onboard Thunderbolt 4, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector and Aura Sync RGB lighting

Intel® Socket LGA 1200 for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors and 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors

Intelligent Control
ASUS-exclusive software and firmware utilities that simplify setup and improve performance: AI Overclocking, AI Cooling, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise-Cancelation

Robust Power Solution
14+2 teamed power stages rated for 90 Amps, ProCool II power connectors, MicroFine alloy chokes and 10K Japanese-made black metallic capacitors

Optimized Thermal Design
Enlarged VRM heatsinks plus integrated aluminum I/O cover, high-conductivity thermal pad, quad M.2 heatsinks with embedded backplates and ROG Water-Cooling Zone

High-performance Networking
Onboard WiFi 6E (802.11ax), dual Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet and ASUS LANGaurd.

Fastest Gaming Connectivity
PCIe 4.0, quad M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector, dual USB Type-C® ports with Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C

Industry-leading Gaming Audio
ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 with ESS® ES9018Q2C DAC for high-fidelity audio

Unmatched Personalization
ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including one RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 RGB headers

DIY-friendly Design
Pre-mounted I/O shield, BIOS FlashBack™, Q-Code, FlexKey, Q-Connector, SafeSlot and Graphics Card Holder

Renowned Software
Bundled 1-year AIDA64 Extreme subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86

Technical Details

Brand :  Asus
Model : ROG MAXIMUS-XIII-HERO
CPU : Intel Socket LGA1200 for 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors & 10th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
Chipset : Intel® Z590 Chipset

Memory
Memory Channels:4xDDR4 (Dual channel)
Max Memory Size: 128GB

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

Expansion Slots
2 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x16 (x16, x8/x8, x8/x4) + 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (max. x4)

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

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

Wireless & Bluetooth
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E
2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 
Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band*
Bluetooth v5.2 hardware ready**
* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 or later. 
** Bluetooth v5.2 function will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 or later.

USB
Rear USB:Total 10 ports
Front USB:Total 9 ports

Audio
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082,
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs,
- Supports: Jack-detection/ Multi-streaming/ Front Panel Jack-retasking,
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input,
- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback

Operating System : Windows 10 64bit

Form Factor
ATX
30.5cm x 24.4cm