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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) Motherboard

The perfection foundation to the Republic of Gamers is the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) Motherboard. This gaming motherboard packs epic power, smart cooling and fast memory speeds. With epic ROG features such as AI overclocking and AI cooling, the Maximus XII Hero is ready to perform. Tuning is now faster and smarter than ever before. AI Overclocking profiles the CPU and cooling to predict the optimal configuration for each system. AI Cooling automatically manages and controls motherboard connected fans, ensuring the most efficient settings depending on the current system load and temperature.

Cooling

It is important to maintain system stability under high load, which is why the Maximus XII Hero employs large VRM and chipset heatsinks which strike the perfect balance between surface area and mass. Cooling is also supported by the large diameter heatpipe, the M.2 heatsink, chipset heatsink and more.

Technical Specifications

CPU

• Intel® Socket 1200 for 10th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors*
• Supports Intel® 14 nm CPU
• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0**
• * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
• ** The support of these features depends on the CPU types.

Chipset

• Intel® Z490 Chipset

Memory

• 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 4400(O.C)/4266(O.C.)/4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3300(O.C.)/
• 3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/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™i9/i7 CPUs support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively, Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Graphics

• 1 x HDMITM 1.4b
• *Graphics specfications may vary between CPU types.

Expansion Slots

• Intel® 10th Gen Processors*
• 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes)
• Intel® Z490 Chipset
• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)**
• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
• *Support PCIe bifurcation for RAID on CPU function.
• ** The PCIEX16_3 shares bandwidth wih M.2_2. The PCIEX16_3 will be disabled when M.2_2 runs x4 mode.

Multi-GPU Support

• Supports NVIDIA 2-Way SLI® Technology
• Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology

Storage

• Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• Intel® Z490 Chipset
• M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)
• M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode)*
• M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA mode)**
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports**
• Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports Raid 0,1,5,10
• Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
• * M.2_2 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16_3. When M.2_2 runs x4 mode, PCIEX16_3 will be disabled. When M.2_2 runs x2 mode, PCIEX16_3 runs x1 mode.
• ** M.2_3 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. When M.2_3 is populated SATA6G_56 will be disabled.

Ethernet

• 1 x Intel® I219V 1Gb Ethernet
• 1 x Marvell® AQtion AQC111C 5Gb Ethernet
• ASUS LANGuard

Wireless and Bluetooth

• "Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201
• 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) with MU-MIMO
• Supports up to 2.4/5GHz transfer speed
• Supports channel bandwidth: HT20/HT40/HT80/HT160
• Supports CNVI interface
• Bluetooth v5.0"

USB

• Rear USB (Total 10 ports)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (3 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (4 x Type-A)
• 2 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 x Type-A)
• Front USB (Total 7 ports)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector (suppport(s) USB Type-C®)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
• 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Audio

• "ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
• - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
• - 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/192kHz playback*"
• Audio Features
• - SupremeFX Shielding Technology
• - ESS™ ES9023 DAC + RC4580 OP AMP
• - Gold-plated audio jacks
• - Rear optical S/PDIF out port
• - Premium Japanese audio capacitors
• - Audio cover
• * Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio.

Back Panel IO

• 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
• 1 x Clear CMOS button
• 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
• 1 x HDMITM 1.4b
• 1 x Intel® I219V 1Gb Ethernet
• 1 x Marvell® AQtion AQC111C 5Gb Ethernet
• 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (3 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (4 x Type-A)
• 2 x USB 2.0 port(s) (2 x Type-A)
• 1 x USB BIOS FlashBackTM button

Internal I/O

• Fan and cooling related
• 1 x 4-Pin CPU fan header
• 1 x 4-Pin CPU OPT fan header
• 1 x 4-Pin AIO Pump header
• 3 x 4-Pin Chassis fan headers
• 1 x 4-Pin H_AMP fan header
• 1 x W_PUMP+ header
• 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
• 1 x 8-pin +12V power connector
• 1 x 4-pin +12V power connector
• Storage related
• 3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• USB
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector (suppport(s) USB Type-C®)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
• 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
• Miscellaneous
• 2 x AURA addressable Gen 2 header(s)
• 2 x AURA RGB header(s)
• 1 x FlexKey button
• 1 x Front panel audio header (AAFP)
• 1 x Q Code
• 1 x ReTry button
• 1 x Speaker header
• 1 x Start button
• 1 x 10-1 System panel header
• 1 x Thermal sensor header
• 1 x Thunderbolt header

Accessories

• Cables
• 1 x Addressable RGB extension cable
• 1 x RGB extension cable
• 2 x ROG weave SATA 6G cables
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
• Miscellaneous
• 2 x M.2 Rubber Package(s)
• 2 x M.2 SSD screw package(s)
• 1 x Q-connector
• 1 x ROG key chain
• 1 x ROG stickers
• 1 x ROG thank you card
• 1 x ASUS 2x2 dual band Wi-Fi moving antennas
• Installation Media
• 1 x Support DVD
• Documentation
• 1 x User manual

Form Factor

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