ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero – AM5 ATX Motherboard The Crosshair X870E Hero is a flagship AM5 board built for Ryzen™ 9000/8000/7000, pairing an 18 2 2 power stage design (up to 110 A) with comprehensive PCIe® 5.0 for GPUs and NVMe, five M.2 (3× PCIe 5.0 x4 2× PCIe 4.0 x4), dual USB4® 40 Gbps on the rear I/O, integrated Wi-Fi 7, and dual LAN—Realtek 5 GbE Intel 2.5 GbE. SupremeFX ALC4082 audio with an ESS® ES9219 quad DAC, plus ROG’s Polymo Lighting II, round out a board aimed at extreme gaming and creator rigs. Key Features 18 (110 A) 2 (110 A) 2 (80 A) power stages with dual ProCool II EPS connectors and massive VRM heatsinks for stable boosts on high-core Ryzen CPUs. Gen-5 where it matters: 2× PCIe 5.0 x16 slots for next-gen GPUs and 3× onboard PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 (plus 2× PCIe 4.0 x4). Heatsinks and backplates on the M.2 keep thermals in check. Dual USB4® (40 Gbps) Type-C: Rear I/O includes two USB4 ports with display support, ideal for fast external drives and single-cable monitors. Networking for power users: Onboard Wi-Fi 7, Realtek 5 GbE and Intel 2.5 GbE give you flexible, high-speed links for gaming and NAS workflows. ROG SupremeFX audio: ALC4082 codec with ESS ES9219 quad DAC, 120 dB SNR playback / 110 dB recording, gold-plated jacks, and Dolby Atmos®. Creator-friendly I/O: Rear I/O stacks 8× USB 10 Gbps (6×A 2×C) alongside the USB4 ports; front header adds USB-C 20 Gbps with QC4 support. DIY & reliability: PCIe Slot Q-Release, M.2 backplates & Q-Latch, BIOS FlashBack™, Clear CMOS, Q-LED diagnostics, and Polymo Lighting II on the I/O shroud. Specification Detail CPU Support AMD AM5 — Ryzen™ 9000 / 8000 / 7000 Series Chipset AMD X870E Memory 4× DDR5 DIMM, dual-channel, up to 256 GB; NitroPath DRAM tech & AEMP tuning Expansion Slots 2× PCIe 5.0 x16 (SafeSlot) Storage 5× M.2 total — 3× PCIe 5.0 x4 (2280) 2× PCIe 4.0 x4 (2280); 4× SATA 6 Gb/s; 1× SlimSAS (PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) Rear USB 2× USB4 (40 Gbps) Type-C · 8× USB 10 Gbps (6× Type-A 2× Type-C) Front USB USB-C 20 Gbps header with Quick Charge 4 support Display I/O HDMI® on rear; USB4 Type-C with DP Alt-Mode display out Networking Wi-Fi 7 (2×2) Bluetooth, Realtek 5 GbE Intel 2.5 GbE Audio ROG SupremeFX ALC4082, ESS® ES9219 quad DAC, optical S/PDIF, gold-plated jacks Headers & Cooling Multiple 4-pin PWM/DC fan headers, AIO_PUMP/W_PUMP , thermal sensors; M.2 heatsinks & backplates Form Factor ATX Why You’ll Love It If you want a no-compromise AM5 platform, the Crosshair X870E Hero delivers: dual USB4 for pro-grade external workflows, five M.2 with three Gen-5 slots for blistering scratch and project drives, Wi-Fi 7 plus 5 GbE/2.5 GbE for low-latency gaming and NAS access, and heavyweight power delivery to keep top-end Ryzen chips boosting hard—wrapped in ROG’s refined build experience.
