ASUS ROG Z390 Maximus XI Hero Review

Test Setup

ASUS ROG Z390 Maximus XI Hero
Intel Core i9-9900K
Corsair LPX 4000MHz
Corsair LPX 3200MHz
Corsair MP500 M.2
nVidia GTX 980
Corsair HX1000i
Corsair H110i GT
Corsair ML Fans

Overclocking

The Z390 chipset and ROG combination has proved to be extremely consistent in our overclocking efforts and the Hero is no exception. The latest Core i9-9900K might have 16 threads needing feeding but the power phases on the Hero are more than a match for that requirement and push it all the way to 5 GHz.

Let’s have a quick look at the AI Suite overclocking before getting down to the benchmarks.