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Specification	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO BTF
Price (new) (differs)	£479.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£529.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£554.99as of 5 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£359.45 (Used - Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:23
RRP (differs)	£565.99	£669.99	£635.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)	Sep 2025 (1 yr 2 mo old)
Brand	ASUS	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	2	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	128 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	5	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+2+2	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#21,791	#64,208	#57,318
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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