ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero

Overview

A flagship Z790 board with a 20+1 power stage design for a stock or overclocked i9, PCIe 5.0 x16, a bundled Gen5 M.2 card, and five M.2 total. WiFi and 192GB DDR5 support included. The premium is aesthetics and I/O, not raw speed; a B760 runs the same chip for a fraction of the price.

ASUS · 2022

ASUS

RoG maXimus z790 heRo

4.0 · 4 reviews

Z790 · ATX · DDR5

$660.00In stock
Socket
LGA1700
Chipset
Z790
Form Factor
ATX
Memory Type
DDR5
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  • 2-year warranty
  • 30-day returns
  • Genuine, sourced direct
  • Free shipping over $99
  • 20+1 power stage design for a stock or overclocked i9
  • PCIe 5.0 x16 plus a bundled Gen5 M.2 expansion card
  • The premium is aesthetics and I/O, not raw speed

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Specifications

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Socket
LGA1700
Chipset
Z790
Form Factor
ATX
Memory Type
DDR5
Memory Slots
0
Max Memory (GB)
0 GB
PCIe Version
5.0
M2 Slots
0
Wifi
Yes

Customer reviews

Sample reviews

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4.0

Based on 4 sample reviews

  • Sunil R.Aug 11, 2025
    Flawless with DDR5 7200

    My high-clock Intel kit locked in without fuss. BIOS is deep if you like tuning. Premium tier and it feels like it.

  • Marcus P.Apr 22, 2025
    Great board, hard to justify the price

    Nothing wrong with it at all. But a Z790 Aorus Elite does 95 percent of this for half the money. You are buying the badge and the VRM headroom.

  • Renee K.Jan 18, 2025
    Five M.2 slots is the draw

    I run a lot of drives and this handles all of them under heatsinks. Thunderbolt and top-tier I/O. Expensive but I use every feature.

  • Julian F.Oct 9, 2024
    Overbuilt for a stock i9

    The 20+1 VRM never gets warm even with a 14900K at load. Gorgeous board with Gen5 x16 and a bundled M.2 riser, but you pay for aesthetics.