{"id":119443,"date":"2026-09-09T03:38:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T03:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geektechsol.com\/index.php\/product\/rog-maximus-xii-hero-wi-fi-asus-intel-z490-wifi-6\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T03:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T03:38:34","slug":"rog-maximus-xii-hero-wi-fi-asus-intel-z490-wifi-6","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"http:\/\/geektechsol.com\/index.php\/product\/rog-maximus-xii-hero-wi-fi-asus-intel-z490-wifi-6\/","title":{"rendered":"ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) ASUS Intel Z490 (WiFi 6)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO Technical Specifications<\/p>\n<p>(WI-FI) ASUS Intel Z490 (WiFi 6) SATA 6Gb\/s ATX Intel Motherboard (14+2 Power Stages, DDR4 4800+, 5Gbps LAN, Intel LAN<\/p>\n<p>Model<\/p>\n<p>Brand<\/p>\n<p>ASUS<\/p>\n<p>Series<\/p>\n<p>ROG<\/p>\n<p>Model<\/p>\n<p>MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)<\/p>\n<p>Supported CPU<\/p>\n<p>CPU Socket Type<\/p>\n<p>LGA 1200<\/p>\n<p>CPU Type<\/p>\n<p>Intel Socket 1200 for 10th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors*<\/p>\n<p>Supported CPU Technologies<\/p>\n<p>Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**<\/p>\n<p>** Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.<\/p>\n<p>Chipsets<\/p>\n<p>Chipset<\/p>\n<p>Intel Z490<\/p>\n<p>Memory<\/p>\n<p>Number of Memory Slots<\/p>\n<p>4\u00d7288pin<\/p>\n<p>Memory Standard<\/p>\n<p>DDR4 4800(O.C.)\/ 4700(O.C)\/ 4600(O.C)\/ 4500(O.C)\/ 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.)\/ 3200(O.C.)\/ 3000(O.C.)\/ 2933\/ 2800\/ 2666\/ 2400\/ 2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory *<\/p>\n<p>* 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).<\/p>\n<p>Maximum Memory Supported<\/p>\n<p>128GB<\/p>\n<p>Channel Supported<\/p>\n<p>Dual Channel<\/p>\n<p>Expansion Slots<\/p>\n<p>PCI Express 3.0 x16<\/p>\n<p>Intel 10th Gen Processors*<\/p>\n<p>2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8\/x8 modes)<\/p>\n<p>Intel Z490 Chipset<\/p>\n<p>1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)**<\/p>\n<p>* Support PCIe bifurcation for RAID on CPU function.<\/p>\n<p>** The PCIEX16_3 shares bandwidth wih M.2_2. 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