{"id":65,"date":"2020-12-30T16:40:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T11:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/?p=65"},"modified":"2021-01-25T20:10:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:40:47","slug":"asus-rog-maximus-xii-extreme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/asus-rog-maximus-xii-extreme\/","title":{"rendered":"The best motherboard for Intel: Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme Review in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66033b69ea53c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66033b69ea53c\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/asus-rog-maximus-xii-extreme\/#PCMR_Labs_Rating\" title=\"PCMR Labs Rating:&nbsp;\">PCMR Labs Rating:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/asus-rog-maximus-xii-extreme\/#Specifications\" title=\"Specifications:\">Specifications:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/asus-rog-maximus-xii-extreme\/#All_about_Asus_ROG_Maximus_XII_Extreme\" title=\"All about Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme\">All about Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/asus-rog-maximus-xii-extreme\/#Box_Content\" title=\"Box Content:\">Box Content:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/asus-rog-maximus-xii-extreme\/#Pros_Cons_of_Asus_ROG_Maximus_XII_Extreme\" title=\"Pros &amp; Cons of Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme:\">Pros &amp; Cons of Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/asus-rog-maximus-xii-extreme\/#PCMR_Labs_recommendation\" title=\"PCMR Labs recommendation:&nbsp;\">PCMR Labs recommendation:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PCMR_Labs_Rating\"><\/span><strong>PCMR Labs Rating:&nbsp;<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"44\" class=\"wp-image-37\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4-half-star_v2.jpg\" alt=\"4-half-star_v2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Specifications\"><\/span><strong>Specifications<\/strong>:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Model<\/strong><\/td><td>Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Supported Processor<\/strong><\/td><td>10th Gen Intel\u00ae Core\u2122, Pentium\u00ae Gold and Celeron\u00ae processors\u200b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Type of Board<\/strong><\/td><td>EATX<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Memory Support<\/strong><\/td><td>4x DIMM, upto 128GB, DDR4-4700Mhz (OC), OPTIMEM III, Dual channel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Expansion slots<\/strong><\/td><td>\u30fb 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Safeslots (x16, x8\/x8)\u200b<br>\u30fb 1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot (x4)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td><td>\u30fb1 x M.2 2280 supports PCIe 3.0 x4 &amp; SATA mode<br>\u30fb 2 x M.2 2280 supports PCIe 3.0 x4<br>\u30fb 2 x M.2 22110 supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode (from DIMM.2)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Rear USB<\/strong><\/td><td>10x USB 3.2, 2x USB 2.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Video ports<\/strong><\/td><td>2x Thunderbolt 3 ports on extension card (DP1.4)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Network&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>1x 10Gb Marvell ethernet, 1x 2.5Gb Intel ethernet, Intel WiFi 6 wireless<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Cooling<\/strong><\/td><td>Intergrated I\/O Cover &amp; VRM Heatsink<br>Dual M.2 Heatsinks<br>Multiple 4-Pin PWM Fan Headers<br>ROG DIMM.2 Heatsink<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Audio<\/strong><\/td><td>SupremeFX S1220 CODEC<br>ESS\u00ae ES9023P High Definition DAC\u200b<br>120dB SNR stereo playback output\u200b<br>113dB SNR recording input\u200b<br>LED-Illuminated Audio Jacks<br>SONIC STUDIO III<br>Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer\u200b<br><br>SONIC RADAR III\u200b<br>DTS\u00ae SOUND UNBOUND<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>RGB Headers<\/strong><\/td><td>2 X 4-PIN AURA RGB Headers<br>2 X 3-PIN Addressable GEN 2 RGB Headers<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"All_about_Asus_ROG_Maximus_XII_Extreme\"><\/span>All about Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It took 10 years for ASUS to come up with The ASUS ROG&nbsp;Maximus&nbsp;ll&nbsp;Extreme&nbsp;motherboard in their products line. It is the best gaming motherboard if you want to build a high-end gaming PC with&nbsp;Intel Core&nbsp;i9-10th Gen&nbsp;processors&nbsp;(we recommend that you get K-series&nbsp;Core i9). Board is built on Intel&#8217;s Z490 Express chipset and supports an LGA-1200 socket processor. This board will allow you to overclock your CPU to ~5GHz. It has a strong steel plate support which makes it tuff and it will last long. It&#8217;s&nbsp;memory slots&nbsp;are supported by a steel base. It has an aluminum heat sink allover with RGB LEDs. In the center of the board, ASUS has an integrated&nbsp;LiveDash&nbsp;OLED screen, where you can configure to monitor system information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"ent-28\">ASUS ROG Maximus Xii Extreme&nbsp;comes in the standard thick cardboard Glossy&nbsp;packaging&nbsp;of ASUS&nbsp;Republic of Gamers&nbsp;Tag. Inside the box, Maximus Xii is protected by an anti-static plastic protector. Other than the motherboard you will find&nbsp;accessory&nbsp;inside the box ROG&nbsp;weave&nbsp;SATA 6G cable, Q-Connector, ROG coaster, ROG sticker, ASUS 2&#215;2 dual-band Wi-Fi antenna (Wi-Fi 802.11a\/b\/g\/n\/ac compliant), ROG Thank you card, USB2.0 adapter, ROG&nbsp;logo plate sticker, 2-in-1 SATA 6Gb\/s cables(2), M.2 screws package, 2-Way SLI\u2122 HB bridge, ROG motherboard support DVD,&nbsp;Fan extension card,&nbsp;&nbsp;Extension cable&nbsp;for&nbsp;RGB strips&nbsp;(80cm), User guide. All the&nbsp;component&nbsp;are well packed so that it is easier for you to remove and use everything without confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"ent-29\">ASUS ROG Maximus Xii Extreme&nbsp;comes with feature-packed like immersive sound quality all thanks to SupremeFX S1220 CODEC. company has adopted a separate audio&nbsp;controller&nbsp;for the rear and front&nbsp;audio jacks. The rear audio jacks are connected to SupremeFX S1220 audio Codec, it is rated at 120dB signal-to-noise (SNR) ratio. The front audio jack on the I\/O panel uses the ESS ES9023 audio codec rather than the SupremeFX S1220 audio codec. The audio of the front jack is pushed through an RC4580 OP-AMP, which is better suited for Headphones. These 2 different audio system provides&nbsp;users&nbsp;to get good audio quality in both cases of using 7.1 headphones or home theater system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"ent-30\">You get 12&nbsp;USB ports&nbsp;at the back of&nbsp;Maximus Xii Extreme, which is more than the actual requirement. It is DIY friendly board where we have&nbsp;<strong>ESD GUARDS&nbsp;<\/strong>Greater electrostatic protection than the industry standard. ESD Guards cover LAN Ports, USB, and audio. The&nbsp;FlexKey&nbsp;functions as a system reset button, however, it can also be configured to quickly turn Aura lighting on or off, entering BIOS, or activate&nbsp;Safe Boot. Also, it comes with certified four-pin&nbsp;fan headers&nbsp;all over the board, located five at the top and six at the bottom of the Maximus Xii Extreme which gives you the&nbsp;option&nbsp;to increase USB ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"ent-31\">In&nbsp;Maximus Xii Extreme&nbsp;comes with integrated Marvel AQtion AQC107, a 10 Gbps Ethernet adapter, and&nbsp;Intel&nbsp;I225-V 2.5Gbps NIC Component. These 2 chips give options to&nbsp;users&nbsp;to connect faster internet if connected through an ethernet cable. This board&nbsp;offers&nbsp;the Latest&nbsp;Wi fi-6&nbsp;controller&nbsp;(AX201), which makes browsing over wireless a much better experience. Just ensure that you have a compatible modem to best use this. Given an option, we would suggest going with a good&nbsp;wired connection&nbsp;for reliable speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Box_Content\"><\/span>Box Content:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Asus-ROG-Maximus-XII-Extreme_v6-1024x858.jpg\" alt=\"Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme\" class=\"wp-image-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Asus-ROG-Maximus-XII-Extreme_v6-1024x858.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Asus-ROG-Maximus-XII-Extreme_v6-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Asus-ROG-Maximus-XII-Extreme_v6-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Asus-ROG-Maximus-XII-Extreme_v6.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On&nbsp;Maximus Xii Extreme&nbsp;BIOS&nbsp;settings&nbsp;are user friendly. You get the&nbsp;option&nbsp;to tweak all&nbsp;component&nbsp;easily. After installation, the systems will automatically install drivers and required software without breaking a sweat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pros_Cons_of_Asus_ROG_Maximus_XII_Extreme\"><\/span>Pros &amp; Cons of Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Pros    <\/strong>                         <\/th><th><strong>Cons                                        <\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1.<\/strong> 12 USB ports<\/td><td><strong>1.<\/strong> Too Expensive<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2.<\/strong> The best suited for high-end gaming PC built on intel processor.<\/td><td><strong>2.<\/strong> No PCIe Gen 4 slot<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3.<\/strong> Easy to overclock<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4.<\/strong> Ample RGB lighting<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5.<\/strong> Built-in Wifi<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PCMR_Labs_recommendation\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"1180\" class=\"wp-image-56\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ribbon_png_002.jpg\" alt=\"PCMRLabs_recommended\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ribbon_png_002.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ribbon_png_002-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ribbon_png_002-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ribbon_png_002-768x1079.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><strong>PCMR Labs recommendation:<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can go for Maximus Xii Extreme in case you want to build Hi-end Gaming PC for extreme performance. With an&nbsp;intel&nbsp;processor and want to push the machine to its limit by OC.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Checkout more motherboard options <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmrlabs.com\/best-gaming-motherboards-in-the-market\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PCMR Labs Rating:&nbsp; Specifications: Model Asus ROG Maximus XII Extreme Supported Processor 10th Gen Intel\u00ae Core\u2122, Pentium\u00ae Gold and Celeron\u00ae processors\u200b Type of Board EATX Memory Support 4x DIMM, upto 128GB, DDR4-4700Mhz (OC), OPTIMEM III, Dual channel Expansion slots \u30fb 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Safeslots (x16, x8\/x8)\u200b\u30fb 1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot (x4) Storage \u30fb1 x M.2 2280 supports PCIe 3.0 x4 &amp; SATA mode\u30fb 2 x M.2 2280 supports PCIe 3.0 x4\u30fb 2 x M.2 22110 supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode (from DIMM.2) Rear USB 10x USB 3.2, 2x USB 2.0 Video ports 2x Thunderbolt 3 ports <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[5,7,3,6],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Asus-ROG-Maximus-XII-Extreme_v4.1.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.PCMRlabs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}