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I am confused, because how can USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 have the same controller?
It's actually pretty common for modern USB controllers to implement both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0, so devices connected to USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports end up being served by the same physical controller. And whether USB 2.0 and 3.0 share the same bandwidth in such controller depends on its implementation I believe.
So you can connect 4 cameras but you experience frame drops.
Have you tried lower frame rate - say 30-40 fps?
Have you tried the back panel USB 3.1 ports? The specs of your mobo say that back USB 3.1 come from the CPU and back USB 2.0 + internal USB 3.1 (which are connected to the front panel I guess) come from the chipset.
BTW do you use USB extension cables? They also can introduce issues.
In any case, the recommended approach to connect the maximum number of cameras is to do it one by one, without the use of extension cables. After connecting the next camera check for issues in Recorder. In case of an issue switch the last camera to another port until the issue is gone or you have tried all remaining ports.
If you are not satisfied with the resulting number of connected cameras you can choose another video mode (lower frame rate). Or if you do not want to lower the frame rate then look for installing an additional USB controller (PCIe card) or using another PC and distributed recording.