ASUS
ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)
The ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) is an ATX motherboard with Intel Z490 chipset, LGA 1200 socket, and DDR4 memory support.
The ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) is an ATX motherboard from ASUS based on the Intel Z490 chipset. It supports Intel LGA 1200 CPUs and features four DDR4 memory slots with dual-channel architecture, supporting up to 128 GB. The board offers two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (x16 or dual x8), one PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode), and three PCIe 3.0 x1 slots. Storage includes three M.2 slots and six SATA ports. Rear I/O provides four USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (three Type-A, one Type-C), four USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, and two USB 2.0 Type-A. Networking is handled by Intel I219-V 1Gb Ethernet and Marvell AQtion AQC111C 5Gb Ethernet, plus Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201. Audio uses the ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound CODEC S1220.
Specifications
| Chipset | Intel Z490 |
|---|---|
| CPU socket | LGA 1200 |
| Form factor | ATX |
| Memory slots | 4 |
| Memory type | DDR4 |
| Max memory | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 |
| PCIe slots | 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8), 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode), 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| M.2 slots | 3 |
| SATA ports | 6 |
| USB ports (rear) | 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3 Type-A + 1 Type-C), 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (4 Type-A), 2 x USB 2.0 (2 Type-A) |
| Ethernet | Intel I219-V 1Gb Ethernet, Marvell AQtion AQC111C 5Gb Ethernet |
| Wi-Fi | Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Audio codec | ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC S1220 |