ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Formula vs ASUS Rog Maximus Z790 Hero BTF
Summary
- These motherboards have a different manufacturer feature set.
- The ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Formula supports faster LAN speeds, upto 5000 Mbps, which is 2500 Mbps more than the ASUS Rog Maximus Z790 Hero BTF which only supports speeds upto 2500 Mbps.
- These motherboards come with diffent box contents.
Comparison Table
| ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Formula | ASUS Rog Maximus Z790 Hero BTF | ||
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| Manufacturer | ASUS | ASUS | |
| Series | ROG | ROG | |
| Market | Gaming | Gaming | |
| Price Point | Enthusiast | Enthusiast | |
| Key Features |
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| Color Scheme | White | - | |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX | |
| Height (mm) | 244 mm | 244 mm | |
| Width (mm) | 304 mm | 304 mm | |
| Power Stages | 20+1+2 | 20+1+2 90A | |
| PCB Layers | - | 8 | |
| VRM Heatsink | |||
| Chipset Heatsink | |||
| M.2 Heatsinks | |||
| CPU | |||
| CPU Socket Type | LGA1700 | LGA1700 | |
| CPU Sockets | 1 | 1 | |
| Chipset | Intel Z790 | Intel Z790 | |
| Memory | |||
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR5 | |
| Memory Slots | 4 | 4 | |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 | |
| Max Memory Speed | 8000 MHz | 8000 MHz | |
| Max Memory Capacity | 192 GB | 192 GB | |
| Graphics | |||
| Supports CPU Integrated Graphics | |||
| Audio | |||
| Audio Chipset/Codec | ROG SupremeFX 7.1 ALC4082 | ROG SupremeFX 7.1 ALC4082 | |
| Audio Channels | 7.1 | 7.1 | |
| Rear Panel Audio Jacks | 5 | 5 | |
| Rear Panel SPIDF | 1 | 1 | |
| Connectivity | |||
| LAN Chipset | Realtek 5Gb Ethernet | Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN | |
| LAN Speed | 5000 Mbps | 2500 Mbps | |
| Wi-Fi Chipset | Intel Wi-Fi 7 | Intel Wi-Fi 7 | |
| Wi-Fi Gen | 7 | 7 | |
| Bluetooth Vn | 5.4 | 5.4 | |
| PCIe Slots | |||
| PCIe 5.0 x16 | 2 | 1 | |
| PCIe 4.0 x4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Storage | |||
| SATA 6Gbps Ports | 4 | 4 | |
| M.2 Slots | 5 | 5 | |
| SATA Raid Support | RAID 0:1:5:10 | RAID 0:1:5:10 | |
| M.2 Raid Support | RAID 0:1:5:10 | RAID 0:1:5:10 | |
| USB / Thunderbolt | |||
| Rear Panel Ports | |||
| Thunderbolt 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 C | 1 | - | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 A | 5 | 5 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 C | - | 1 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 A | 4 | - | |
| USB 2.0 A | - | 4 | |
| Motheboard Headers / Expansion | |||
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 Headers | 1 | 1 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 Supported Ports | 1 | 1 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 Headers | 2 | 2 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 Supported Ports | 4 | 4 | |
| USB 2.0 Headers | 2 | 2 | |
| USB 2.0 Supported Ports | 4 | 4 | |
| Other USB Info | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support 60W fast charge | - | |
| Motherboard Features / Connections | |||
| Power | |||
| 24 pin ATX Power | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 pin 12v Power | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 pin PCIe Power | 1 | - | |
| 6 pin PCIe Power | - | 1 | |
| 6 pin PCIe Power | - | 1 | |
| Fans / LED Headers | |||
| 4 Pin CPU Fan | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 Pin Pump Fan | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 Pin System Fan | 4 | 4 | |
| ARGB v2 3 Pin LED | 3 | 3 | |
| RGB 4 Pin LED | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Features / Headers | |||
| Debug LED's | |||
| Debug Code Display | |||
| CPU Over Voltage Jumper | - | ||
| Other Features |
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| Rear Panel | |||
| HDMI | 1 | 1 | |
| Audio Jacks | 5 | 5 | |
| SPIDF | 1 | 1 | |
| Wi-Fi Antennae | 2 | 2 | |
| RJ45 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thunderbolt 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 C | 1 | - | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 A | 5 | 5 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 C | - | 1 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 A | 4 | - | |
| Buttons | Clear CMOS BIOS Flashback | Clear CMOS BIOS Flashback | |
| In The BOX | |||
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