ASUS’s Republic of Gamers (ROG) “Maximus” motherboards are always a top choice for overclocking and enthusiasts. They are pretty much the cream of the crop when it comes to high-end motherboards and have every feature you could think of whether you are a gamer, overclocker, or just a normal PC enthusiast. Today we have the ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero (Wi-Fi) motherboard on the test bench.
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Naturally we’re therefore left wondering if, extra bells and whistles aside, you can get away with spending less but achieving the same solid level of performance. The ASUS Prime Z490-A seems like the perfect candidate.
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As befits the model which sits at the peak of the ASUS ROG Z490 range, the Maximus XII Extreme has a full set of features, and many that you might not find on other motherboards further down the range. The accessories alone fill the next two pages, so you’re certainly getting your monies worth if you are the type of user who likes a lot of packets to play with before getting down to using the motherboard.
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With the Z490 proving reliable in performance we were naturally curious as to whether the latest addition to the Strix range continues its excellent showing and if dropping down the price range has an effect on anything other than how many LAN sockets there are. Let’s find out.
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The Maximus lineup is now in its 12th instalment and carries with it the Hero, Apex, Formula and Extreme models – all of which host the new Intel Z490 chipset. Each of the motherboards within this series offer something slightly different – but being in the upper echelon of this division, all are most definitely regarded as high-end offerings.
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ASUS’ ROG MAXIMUS Formula class motherboards have been one of the most beautiful motherboards designed ever since ASUS started putting a full shroud, front and back, on these motherboards. While EXTREME class boards, are now wearing shrouds as well, there’s just no denying that FORMULA boards are just simply cleaner.
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ROG Maximus XII Hero (Wi-Fi) can accommodate up to three NVMe storage devices, all cooled with heatsinks. This board features an Intel WiFi 6 adapter and two Ethernet ports, where the Extreme model does 10 Gbps, this one has a max of up to 5 Gbps and yes, that’s how motherboard manufacturers segment the market these days.
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In this article, we will put our efforts in understanding the other features and performance of this motherboard. Of course, we will also try to overclock the CPU on this motherboard to see how far we can go.
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The new Extreme ran absolutely gorgeous, we had no weird stability issues and the performance was spot on where it needs to be. What I like most, however, are the refined new aesthetics. The PCB is clean, everything is dark and the new heatsinks work out really well as well as looking really nice. The platform (Z490/Comet Lake-S) also manages heat and power consumption at higher, but decent enough levels.
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In this review we will be looking at the ASUS Maximus XII Hero motherboard. This motherboard is build on the new Intel Z490 chipset and is designed for the Intel 10th generation LGA 1200 Processors. If you have been paying attention to the numbering you’ll realize this is a new socket type however, uses the same heatsink mounting as the previous LGA 115x.
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