ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero

Das Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero ist ein erstklassiges High-End-Mainboard für Ryzen-7000- und Ryzen-9000-Prozessoren, das für 649 Euro eine starke Stromversorgung und umfassende Ausstattung bietet. Interessenten sollten jedoch abwägen, ob der Aufpreis von rund 80 Euro gegenüber dem X670E Hero gerechtfertigt ist, da die Neuerungen hauptsächlich verbesserte SSD- und Netzwerkoptionen sowie schnellere USB-Ports umfassen.

AMDs Ryzen 5 9600X, Ryzen 7 9700X, Ryzen 9 9900X und der große Ryzen 9 9950X sind mit der Zen-5-Architektur bereits auf dem Markt, bislang fehlten aber noch die X870(E)-Mainboards. Nun ist es so weit und das NDA für die X870(E)-Mainboards ist gefallen, sodass wir nun mit einem ersten Test auftrumpfen können. Unser erstes Modell der neuen Mainboards wird das ROG Crosshair X870E Hero von ASUS sein, das das X670E-Modell in der Oberklasse ablösen soll. Ob dies gelingt? Das klären wir nun in diesem Test.

This is a flagship motherboard from ASUS, so it’s no surprise that we saw competitive performance from it. However, the real reason this motherboard costs more is simply because it has a lot more features than most. I doubt everyone would need this much connectivity, but if you need it, the Crosshair has all the answers you could need. There is a massively upgraded VRM configuration, so for heavy workloads and gaming sessions, it’s going to maintain its performance without thermal throttling issues. 18+2+2 VRM with 100A Power Stages is certainly on the extreme side but does increase the price. Of course, there’s a plethora of massive heatsinks on the VRM, and on every M.2 mount too, ensuring you always get the best performance. Its storage is really extreme too, with three PCIe 5.0 x4 and two at PCIe 4.0 x4, and plenty of support for RAID configurations, ensuring you have extreme read/write speeds should you need them. Plus, it’s one of the few motherboards with two full-length PCIe 5.0 x16 slots, making it ideal for those running dual GPUs for things like CAD, rendering, and AI tasks. You’re also paying a premium for expanded connectivity, so if you need multiple expansion cards, a heavily overclocked processor, overclocked memory, RAID M.2 drives, and then a lot of super-fast USB ports on the back, as well as flagship WiFi7 and LAN networking, then the Crosshair has it all!

The ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO is the latest iteration of the popular X670E HERO series, renowned for its enthusiast-grade features. As expected, it boasts a powerful VRM design, numerous quality-of-life improvements, solid overclocking potential, ample high-speed I/O, and more, making it a top contender for demanding PC builders.