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ASRock Z890 Pro RS vs ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO

41 of 70 fields differ

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  • 27 different values
  • 14 known for one only
  • 21 the same
  • 8 missing for both

Biggest differences

Each bar uses the scale of all 87 motherboards.

  1. PCIe 5.0 M.2 slotsA: 1B: 3ASUS is 3 times higher.
  2. Ethernet speedA: 2.5GbpsB: 5GbpsASUS is 2.5 Gbps higher.
  3. M.2 slotsA: 4B: 6ASUS has 2 more.
  4. Rear USB-C portsA: 2B: 3ASUS has 1 more.
  5. Vcore stagesA: 16B: 22ASUS has 6 more.
  6. Rear USB portsA: 9B: 11ASUS has 2 more.

Size, drawn to scale

Front and side.

All 78 fields

Every value links to where we found it.

AASRock Z890 Pro RS
BASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO

General

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Announced
Not available
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Predecessor
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Successor
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Launch price (US)
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Markets
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Colours
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Board revision
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Platform

0 of 4 differ
Chipset

Board

1 of 5 differ
Board dimensions
PCB layers
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RGB lighting on the board
Not available

Power delivery

5 of 6 differ
CPU core (Vcore) power stages

Memory

2 of 6 differ
Max memory speed (overclocked)
ECC memory

Expansion slots

2 of 3 differ
Full-length PCIe slots
1
2
Fastest PCIe x16 slot generation
5
5

Storage

3 of 4 differ
M.2 storage slots
BASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO
SlotPCIe generationPCIe lanesConnected toLongest driveTakes SATA drivesHeatsinkShares lanes with
M.2_154CPUM.2 22110NoYesNot available
M.2_244CPUM.2 2280NoYesNot available
M.2_354CPUM.2 2280NoYesPCIEX16(G5) slot runs at x8 when M.2_3 or M.2_4 is used
M.2_454CPUM.2 2280NoYesPCIEX16(G5) slot runs at x8 when M.2_3 or M.2_4 is used
M.2_544ChipsetM.2 2280NoYesNot available
M.2_644ChipsetM.2 2280NoYesNot available
M.2 slots
4
6
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots
1
3

Rear ports

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Rear ports
AASRock Z890 Pro RS
TypeVersionCountMax link rate (Gbps)Thunderbolt or USB4Power out (W)DP Alt Mode
USB-CUSB4240Thunderbolt 415Yes
USB-AUSB 3.2 Gen 2110Not availableNot availableNot available
USB-AUSB 3.2 Gen 125Not availableNot availableNot available
USB-AUSB 2.040.48Not availableNot availableNot available
HDMIHDMI 2.11Not availableNot availableNot availableNot available
DisplayPortDisplayPort 1.41Not availableNot availableNot availableNot available
Ethernet (RJ45)Not available12.5Not availableNot availableNot available
3.5 mm audioNot available3Not availableNot availableNot availableNot available
BASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO
TypeVersionCountMax link rate (Gbps)Thunderbolt or USB4DP Alt Mode
USB-CUSB4240Thunderbolt 4Yes
USB-CUSB 3.2 Gen 2110Not availableNot available
USB-AUSB 3.2 Gen 2410Not availableNot available
USB-AUSB 3.2 Gen 145Not availableNot available
HDMIHDMI 2.11Not availableNot availableNot available
Ethernet (RJ45)Not available12.5Not availableNot available
Ethernet (RJ45)Not available15Not availableNot available
3.5 mm audioNot available2Not availableNot availableNot available
Optical S/PDIFNot available1Not availableNot availableNot available
Rear USB ports
9
11
Rear USB-C ports
2
3
Fastest rear USB port
40Gbps
40Gbps
Thunderbolt
Yes
Yes

Internal connectors

2 of 5 differ
Internal USB headers
Front USB-C header speed
20Gbps
20Gbps
Fan headers

Networking

9 of 9 differ
Ethernet controllers
Ethernet ports
1
2
Ethernet speed
2.5Gbps
5Gbps
Max Wi-Fi channel width
Not available
Wi-Fi module
Not available

Audio

2 of 2 differ
DAC chip
Not available

Features

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Power button on the board
Dual BIOS
Not available

Measured

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VRM temperature under CPU load
Not available
Power draw idle
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Not available
Power draw CPU stress
Not available
Not available

In the box

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In the box
1 x ARGB RGB extension cable, 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables, 1 x DDR5 fan holder, 1 x Thermal pad for M.2 22110, 1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna, 1 x Q-connector, 1 x M.2 Q-Latch package, 3 x M.2 Q-Slide packages, 1 x ROG stickers, 6 x M.2 rubber packages, 1 x ROG thank you card, 1 x ROG Bottle Opener, 1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers, 1 x Quick start guide1Maker product pagerog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-maximus/rog-maximus-z890-hero/specRead 14 October 2026Accessories list on the specification page, the same as the manual's package contents.

Warranty

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Manufacturer warranty (source market)
Not available

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