ASUS Rog Maximus Z790 Hero BTF vs MSI MEG Z790 Ace MAX
Summary
- These motherboards have a different manufacturer feature set.
- These motherboards are different sizes, the ASUS Rog Maximus Z790 Hero BTF is an ATX (304mm x 244mm) motherboard whilst MSI MEG Z790 Ace MAX is an E-ATX (305mm x 277mm).
- The ASUS Rog Maximus Z790 Hero BTF takes DDR5 memory and supports faster memory speeds, upto 8000 MHz, which is 200 MHz more than the MSI MEG Z790 Ace MAX which only supports speeds upto 7800 MHz.
- The MSI MEG Z790 Ace MAX has 2 memory channels and supports a greater memory total memory capacity of upto 256 GB, which is 64 GB more than the ASUS Rog Maximus Z790 Hero BTF which only supports upto 192 GB.
- These motherboards come with diffent box contents.
Comparison Table
| ASUS Rog Maximus Z790 Hero BTF | MSI MEG Z790 Ace MAX | ||
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| Manufacturer | ASUS | MSI | |
| Series | ROG | MEG | |
| Market | Gaming | Gaming | |
| Price Point | Enthusiast | Enthusiast | |
| Key Features |
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| Form Factor | ATX | E-ATX | |
| Height (mm) | 244 mm | 277 mm | |
| Width (mm) | 304 mm | 305 mm | |
| Power Stages | 20+1+2 90A | 24+1+2 Duet Rail Power System 105A | |
| PCB Layers | 8 | 8 | |
| Backplate | - | ||
| 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 | 7800 MHz | |
| Max Memory Capacity | 192 GB | 256 GB | |
| Graphics | |||
| Supports CPU Integrated Graphics | |||
| AMD Multi GPU Support | - | ||
| Audio | |||
| Audio Chipset/Codec | ROG SupremeFX 7.1 ALC4082 | Realtek ALC4082 + ES9280AQ PRO | |
| Audio Channels | 7.1 | 7.1 | |
| Rear Panel Audio Jacks | 5 | 5 | |
| Rear Panel SPIDF | 1 | 1 | |
| Connectivity | |||
| LAN Chipset | Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN | Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN | |
| LAN Speed | 2500 Mbps | 2500 Mbps | |
| Wi-Fi Chipset | Intel Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 | |
| Wi-Fi Gen | 7 | 7 | |
| Bluetooth Vn | 5.4 | 5.4 | |
| PCIe Slots | |||
| PCIe 5.0 x16 | 1 | 3 | |
| PCIe 4.0 x4 | 1 | - | |
| Storage | |||
| SATA 6Gbps Ports | 4 | 6 | |
| M.2 Slots | 5 | 5 | |
| SATA Raid Support | RAID 0:1:5:10 | RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 | |
| M.2 Raid Support | RAID 0:1:5:10 | RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 | |
| USB / Thunderbolt | |||
| Rear Panel Ports | |||
| Thunderbolt 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 A | 5 | 7 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 C | 1 | 1 | |
| USB 2.0 A | 4 | - | |
| Motheboard Headers / Expansion | |||
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 Headers | 1 | 2 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 Supported Ports | 1 | 2 | |
| 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 via PD connector | |
| Motherboard Features / Connections | |||
| Power | |||
| 24 pin ATX Power | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 pin 12v Power | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 pin PCIe Power | 1 | - | |
| 6 pin PCIe Power | 1 | 1 | |
| Fans / LED Headers | |||
| 4 Pin CPU Fan | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 Pin Pump Fan | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 Pin System Fan | 4 | 5 | |
| ARGB v2 3 Pin LED | 3 | 3 | |
| RGB 4 Pin LED | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Features / Headers | |||
| Debug LED's | |||
| Debug Code Display | |||
| Chassis Intrusion Connector | - | ||
| Tuning Controller Header | - | 1 | |
| Water Flow Meter Header | - | y | |
| Clear CMOS Jumper | - | ||
| Slow/Safe Boot Jumper | - | ||
| Low Temp Boot Jumper | - | ||
| Voltage Check Point | - | ||
| On Board Buttons / Switches |
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| Dual Bios | - | ||
| Rear Panel | |||
| HDMI | 1 | - | |
| Audio Jacks | 5 | 5 | |
| SPIDF | 1 | 1 | |
| Wi-Fi Antennae | 2 | 2 | |
| RJ45 | 1 | 2 | |
| Thunderbolt 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 A | 5 | 7 | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 C | 1 | 1 | |
| Buttons | Clear CMOS BIOS Flashback | Clear CMOS Flash BIOS Smart Button | |
| In The BOX | |||
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