Product Comparison: ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero vs MSI Z170A Gaming M7

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ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero ATX Motherboard

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MSI Z170A Gaming M7 ATX Motherboard

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General Specifications

Brand

ASUS

MSI

Model

ROG Maximus VIII Hero

Z170A Gaming M7

Origin

China

About the Product

Now in its 3rd incarnation, ROG’s ATX gaming motherboard is honed and optimized to be perfectly balanced for enthusiast-grade gaming desktops with 5-Way Optimization arriving for ROG and fully reinvented SupremeFX 2015 for an unprecedented audio experience in an integrated solution.

The MSI Z170A Gaming M7 ATX Motherboard supports Intel's 6th-generation of processors by offering an LGA 1151 socket. It comes with four DIMM slots that hold up to 64GB of DDR4 memory. MSI has designed this motherboard with overclocking capabilities for your components.

Key Specs

Form Factor

ATX

Socket

LGA1151

Chipset

Intel Z170

Supported Processors

Supports 7th and 6th Gen Intel Core

Supports 6th Gen Intel Core

Memory Slot Type

288 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero ATX Motherboard

Recommend this product. Good ATX board.
Great motherboard ATX for my case! I like it.
Would recommende this product. ATX form factor for my box.
Great fit my box with ATX form factor! Recommended.
Good with Phatek Enthoo Pro full ATX tower!

MSI Z170A Gaming M7 ATX Motherboard

Gaming goodness. Good form factor for my case.
This is a great motherboard. ATX is good form factor for my box.
I received this with no issues. Perfect fit my box.
MSI makes fantastic motherboards. Fits well. Works good.
This motherboard does everything I wanted. Ideal for my box.

Size & Weight

Height

12 in.

Width

9.6 in.

Depth

1 in.

Weight

1.76 lbs.

1.1 lbs.

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero

MSI Z170A Gaming M7

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero

MSI Z170A Gaming M7

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero

MSI Z170A Gaming M7

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero

MSI Z170A Gaming M7

Memory

Memory Type

DDR4

Maximum Speed

3800 MHz

3600 MHz

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

64 GB

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero

MSI Z170A Gaming M7

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero

MSI Z170A Gaming M7

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero

MSI Z170A Gaming M7

What customers say about "Memory"

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero ATX Motherboard

Good support my Corsair Memory Vengeance. Highly recommend.
I now have all my 4 memory slots working with this board.
Works fine with 288-Pin DDR4 memory type. I like it.
Supported my DDR4 memory type. Just love it.
Had some issues with recognizing the memory.

MSI Z170A Gaming M7 ATX Motherboard

Good with my memory Kingston HyperX FURY. I like it.
The aesthetics of this board were exactly what I was looking for. Good memory support.
Great board and a good value. Good with DDR4 memory type.
Supported DDR4 memory type. I recommend this board.
While MSI is rapidly releasing BIOS updates improving memory compatibility, it still falls very short.

Connectivity

PCI

PCI-E

3x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16, 3x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1

3x PCIe 3.0 x16, 4x PCIe 3.0 x1

HDMI

USB

6x USB 3.0, 8x USB 2.0, USB Type-C, USB 3.1

USB 3.1 Gen2, USB Type-C, 6x USB 3.1 Gen1, 7x USB 2.0

SATA

Other Interfaces

M.2, PS/2, DisplayPоrt, RJ-45, Optical S/PDIF out, 5x audio jacks

2x M.2, PS/2, DisplayPоrt, RJ-45, Optical S/PDIF out, 5x audio jacks

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero

MSI Z170A Gaming M7

What customers say about "Connectivity"

MSI Z170A Gaming M7 ATX Motherboard

Love all the fan connections on this board.
Everything connected with ease. Durable ports.
Plenty of ports, helps me be future proof for SLI in 2 years.
Motherboard is great, plenty of SATA ports.
All the USB ports seem to work, but the LAN port and the S/PDIF connection definitely do not.

Features

Native Audio

Realtek S1220

Realtek ALC1150

Additional Accessories Included

Q-Shield, 6x SATA cables, M.2 Screw, CPU installation tool, Driver DVD, SLI Bridge Card, Q-connector, 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label

4x SATA cables, I/O Shield, Driver disk

Extras

ASUS 5-Way Optimization, Reinvented SupremeFX 2015 Audio, No-lag Gaming, Media-acclaimed UEFI BIOS, ASUS Aura Sync

Audio Boost 3, Nahimic Audio Enhancer, Game Boost, XSplit Gamecaster v2, Military Class 5, Click BIOS 5, BIOS Flashback+

What customers say about "Features"

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero ATX Motherboard

You have a plastic shield that covers the I/O. The ROG logo ontop of the heat sink is a color changing LED.
You can have it do lots of different things like pulsate, blink to the beat of your music, and my favorite change colors by the CPU's temperature.
The "5-Way Optimization" feature was important to me. I like it.
This mobo has beautiful design model and a lot great features.
The board is performing well! I recommend.

MSI Z170A Gaming M7 ATX Motherboard

Good set of features. I like it.
The board is pretty good with a lot of good features.
Tons of great features with this product.
Good price for all the features it has with it. Perfect for me.
Great looking MB, and of course, great features for OC. Very pleased with the purchase.

Power

Power Connectors

24-pin EATX, 8-pin ATX 12V

24-pin ATX, 8-pin ATX 12V

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC

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