ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – Motherboard Review

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – AnandTech

July 9, 2021 by Stephen

On our test bench today is one of ASUS ROG’s enthusiast models designed for Intel’s Rocket Lake processors. The ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero brings plenty of premium controllers and connectivity to the table including dual 2.5 GbE, dual Thunderbolt 4 Type-C, Wi-Fi 6E, four M.2 slots, and a robust 14-phase power delivery capable of pushing Rocket Lake above its capabilities. We have put the Z590 Hero through its paces to see if it is the champion model in the sub $500 Z590 market.

ASUS ROG Z590 Motherboard Round-Up – KitGuru

June 24, 2021 by Stephen

The ROG STRIX Z590-E Gaming WiFi is the one board in particular that I liked from this round-up. The overall hardware choices are sensible, the design is attractive yet functional, and there are quality innovation touches such as the tool-less M.2 retention clip.
I feel like the downgraded power delivery solution and overclocking features versus the Hero are a non-issue to most users. And the lack of TB4 will likely be irrelevant to many non-productivity buyers. The bigger positive is the price reduction of around £120 versus the Hero while ASUS is still offering a quality board overall.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – PC Magazine

May 26, 2021 by Stephen

The Z590 ROG Maximus XIII Hero features an edgy aesthetic. The heatsinks and heat spreaders are all black, with a few lighter gray sections that add some contrast. Diagonal slits are cut into them to aid in cooling (allowing for more air-adjacent surface area) and make the board look even slicker. This appearance is further enhanced by RGB LEDs set over the chipset and between the fins on the VRM heatsinks.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – GinjFo

May 12, 2021 by Stephen

Its price positioning is consistent with the key to a leading mechanism in order to optimize its configuration down to the smallest detail. Her dress is worked through a solid passive cooling. It attacks the Z590 chipset, VRMs or even various M.2 SSDs. We also find a nicely distributed RGB and a racy overall look.
In use, the performance is there with a full UEFI BIOS. Asus also offers several “in-house” technologies to simplify its configuration and the implementation of optimization. For example, AI Overclocking proposes to automatically and intelligently boost the processor through an analysis of various parameters including the performance of the processor cooling system.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – Pokde

April 22, 2021 by Stephen

ASUS offers quite significant improvements with the ROG Maximus XIII Hero to justify the significant price increase over its predecessor. The beefier VRMs, increased number of high speed ports and Thunderbolt 4 are definitely worth the extra cost if you can utilize them. However it does definitely jack up the entry point into the Republic of Gamers, which was already quite high previously.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – Tom’s Hardware

April 16, 2021 by Stephen

Asus’ ROG Maximus XIII Hero hits the motherboard scene offering users an extended features list, premium styling, and a price tag of $499.99. While that’s certainly expensive, it’s no longer flagship motherboard territory in terms of pricing. The latest Hero includes loads of USB ports (including ultra-fast Thunderbolt Type-C), high-quality VRMs and four M.2 sockets. All that, plus a high-end appearance and overall good performance help make this board worth the cost of admission.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – Vortez

April 7, 2021 by Stephen

Our Intel Core i9-11900K struggles with stability once we exceed 5GHz on all cores, but Hero wasn’t able to achieve 5GHz across all cores – instead, we had to settle for 4.9GHz with substantial CPU voltage of 1.39v. This surprised us, cheaper boards managed to squeeze out higher frequency with less voltage.
ROG motherboards are never on the cheap side, so as expected, Hero sits at GBP £459 | USD $500 | AUD $800. This marks Hero as one of the more expensive models available. Is it worth it? From a performance standpoint, no. But, if you require the advanced features/ports and favour the design, then it is something to consider.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – Guru3D

April 1, 2021 by Stephen

ROG Maximus XIII Hero (Wi-Fi) can accommodate up to four NVMe storage devices (2x Gen 3.0 2x Gen 4.0), cooled with heatsinks. This board features an Intel WiFi 6 adapter and two Ethernet 2.5 GigE LAN ports, unfortunately, that’s down from 5 GigE from the Z490 model. The fantastically dark-looking and themed motherboard can be customized LEDs wise with Aura Sync and the onboard Gen 2 addressable RGB LED headers. ASUS once again applies that familiar dark shielded design, optimized for cooling and armed with a proper feature set to build around 18 (18+2) power stages.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – Xtreme Hardware

March 31, 2021 by Stephen

The ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO is the beginning of the climb to even more complete and sophisticated models as well as, alas, expensive. The ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO really offers many features and allows a 360-degree use. To name a few features, it comes with 4 slots for M.2 SSDs,2 PCI-Express x16 slots now and finally 4.0 to counter AMD albeit late, 3 ARGB headers, a 14 + 2 phase power section with a dissipation entrusted to heavy but refined aluminum heatsinks. In short, the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO is a motherboard to discover without doing too much talk then Let’s Go.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – GreenTech Reviews

March 31, 2021 by Stephen

The scope of delivery is not very large, but you can find everything you need and even more in it. A set of new branded stickers, a metal sticker, a disc with drivers and software, a user manual, a card with information about the ROG series, four SATA cables, two adapters for RGB tapes of different types, an adapter for simplifying the connection of cables for the front panel of the case, a fabric logo keychain and metal holder for a video card. An external antenna with an updated design for the pre-installed Intel Wi-Fi 6E module is located in a separate box.