Question about ASUS Rog Maximus Ix Hero

In the link is a list of compatible processors:

https://www.asus.com/Motherboar...

yes but i wouldn't buy such a mainboard for an i5. totally overkill plus the 4 core 4threads is no longer future proof. would keep your current setup or switch to coffeelake(8th gen intel) or ryzen right away.