ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex

Motherboard Info

Description

A relentless focus on overclocking makes the Maximus Apex Z790 a dream for upper-echelon enthusiasts. Bountiful power delivery and similarly capable cooling stack the odds in your favor for reaching 6 GHz and higher with the latest 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors. PCB trace optimizations allow DDR5 memory to strut timings and frequencies far beyond the capabilities of 4-DIMM-slot designs. A plethora of quality-of-life features and controls afforded by onboard components and software utilities make it all readily accessible for users of all stripes. Get ready for the highest performance numbers... ever.

Motherboard Benchmarks

Benchmark	Hardware Record
Reference Frequency	275.05 MHz 20 December 2023 bl4ckdot 15.0 HWP

Processor Benchmarks

Benchmark	Hardware Record
3DMark - Time Spy Extreme (CPU)	15996 marks 9 January 2024 Houzii 0.0 HWP
3DMark CPU PROFILE 1 THREAD	1692 marks 18 November 2023 antitux 6.0 HWP
3DMark CPU PROFILE MAX	22783 marks 3 December 2023 antitux 15.0 HWP
3DMark11 Physics	42389 Points 28 April 2024 MrFox 10.0 HWP
7-Zip	304964 MIPS 8 April 2024 Seby 28.0 HWP
CPU Frequency	9130.33 MHz 26 August 2025 wytiwx 15.0 HWP
Cinebench - 2003	17477 cb 20 October 2022 Xtreme Addict 15.0 HWP
Cinebench - 2024	2797 cb 31 October 2024 GKVV 19.0 HWP
Cinebench - R11.5	99.68 cb 25 November 2022 safedisk 50.0 HWP
Cinebench - R15	8791 cb 25 November 2022 safedisk 62.0 HWP
Cinebench - R20	21692 cb 20 October 2022 safedisk 62.0 HWP
Cinebench - R23 Multi Core with BenchMate	57069 cb 13 December 2022 safedisk 70.0 HWP
Cinebench - R23 Single Core with BenchMate	3141 cb 2 October 2025 pozdroszejset 6.0 HWP
GPUPI for CPU - 100M	1 sec 504 ms 21 January 2025 Watchmydebt 7.0 HWP
GPUPI for CPU - 1B	23 sec 823 ms 21 January 2025 Watchmydebt 20.0 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 for CPU - 100M	1 sec 475 ms 21 January 2025 Watchmydebt 15.0 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 for CPU - 1B	23 sec 654 ms 21 January 2025 Watchmydebt 7.0 HWP
Geekbench - AI	8365 points 20 September 2024 GKVV 6.0 HWP
Geekbench3 - Multi Core	159668 points 20 October 2022 Rauf 50.0 HWP
Geekbench3 - Single Core	12487 points 1 December 2022 safedisk 28.0 HWP
Geekbench4 - Multi Core	128488 points 1 December 2022 safedisk 28.0 HWP
Geekbench4 - Single Core	13558 points 20 January 2024 Doomed83 10.0 HWP
Geekbench5 - Multi Core	36281 points 21 January 2025 Watchmydebt 7.0 HWP
Geekbench5 - Single Core	3041 points 5 February 2023 zippytek 10.0 HWP
Geekbench6 - Multi Core	29015 points 9 June 2023 Dreadzone 10.0 HWP
Geekbench6 - Single Core	3998 points 9 June 2023 Dreadzone 10.0 HWP
HWBOT x265 Benchmark - 1080p	268.962 fps 20 October 2022 OGS 35.0 HWP
HWBOT x265 Benchmark - 4k	65.321 fps 20 October 2022 OGS 35.0 HWP
PCMark 7	13384 marks 31 August 2024 GKVV 4.0 HWP
PCMark Vantage	78908 marks 16 May 2023 Jor3llBR/Elano 0.0 HWP
PCMark10	12602 marks 14 April 2023 Jor3llBR/Elano 6.0 HWP
PCMark10 Express	14280 marks 10 October 2025 Doomed83 15.0 HWP
PCMark10 Extended	17780 marks 20 May 2023 Jor3llBR/Elano 0.0 HWP
PiFast	6 sec 610 ms 26 August 2025 wytiwx 35.0 HWP
SuperPi - 1M	3 sec 603 ms 26 August 2025 wytiwx 35.0 HWP
SuperPi - 32M	2 min 57 sec 728 ms 26 August 2025 wytiwx 50.0 HWP
XTU	11290 marks 1 January 2024 Cmaker 0.0 HWP
XTU 2.0	19381 marks 2 July 2025 safedisk 70.0 HWP
wPrime - 1024m	20 sec 963 ms 20 October 2022 Xtreme Addict 35.0 HWP
wPrime - 32m	1 sec 127 ms 3 February 2025 Watchmydebt 35.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-10b	3 min 22 sec 976 ms 11 August 2024 GKVV 6.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-1b	12 sec 472 ms 21 January 2025 Watchmydebt 50.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-2.5b	35 sec 247 ms 22 June 2025 Cmaker 34.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-25m	0 sec 191 ms 21 January 2025 Watchmydebt 0.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-5b	1 min 18 sec 368 ms 18 December 2023 Seby 15.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-BBP-100b	1 min 50 sec 284 ms 20 September 2024 GKVV 4.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-BBP-10b	8 sec 483 ms 21 January 2025 Watchmydebt 10.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-BBP-1b	0 sec 765 ms 21 January 2025 Watchmydebt 15.0 HWP

Videocard Benchmarks

Benchmark	Hardware Record
3DMark - Cloud Gate	122715 marks 10 December 2023 Gulftown 28.0 HWP
3DMark - Cloud Gate (GPU)	423581 marks 7 September 2024 GKVV 23.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike	91091 marks 16 September 2025 Cmaker 28.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike (GPU)	106967 marks 10 December 2023 fatronix 0.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike Extreme	69134 marks 1 September 2025 Cmaker 23.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike Ultra	29315 marks 23 January 2024 Muut 40.0 HWP
3DMark - Ice Storm	501738 marks 4 October 2025 Doomed83 50.0 HWP
3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme	476729 marks 14 January 2024 Traktor 15.0 HWP
3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited	555313 marks 4 October 2025 Doomed83 50.0 HWP
3DMark - Night Raid	127914 marks 10 December 2023 Gulftown 15.0 HWP
3DMark - Port Royal	48840 marks 12 November 2025 Splave 50.0 HWP
3DMark - Sky Diver	177751 marks 3 December 2023 Oldscarface 28.0 HWP
3DMark - Solar Bay	302012 marks 22 November 2025 yzonker 20.0 HWP
3DMark - Solar Bay Extreme	65594 marks 22 November 2025 yzonker 15.0 HWP
3DMark - Speed Way	17491 marks 12 April 2025 GKVV 0.0 HWP
3DMark - Steel Nomad DX12	18110 marks 30 November 2025 yzonker 0.0 HWP
3DMark - Steel Nomad VULKAN	17990 marks 12 April 2025 GKVV 0.0 HWP
3DMark - Time Spy	51136 marks 12 April 2025 GKVV 0.0 HWP
3DMark - Time Spy (GPU)	58493 marks 16 September 2025 Cmaker 28.0 HWP
3DMark - Time Spy Extreme	31901 marks 19 November 2025 Splave 50.0 HWP
3DMark - Wild Life	255102 marks 6 March 2023 Aurosonic 0.0 HWP
3DMark - Wild Life Extreme	98733 marks 5 October 2023 nv1diafan 28.0 HWP
3DMark 99 Max	35500 marks 1 March 2023 Aurosonic 0.0 HWP
3DMark Vantage - Extreme	191391 marks 20 March 2023 OGS 50.0 HWP
3DMark Vantage - Performance	200663 marks 19 November 2022 OGS 35.0 HWP
3DMark Vantage - Performance (GPU)	223419 marks 18 December 2024 Jamy2012 10.0 HWP
3DMark03	536980 marks 21 March 2023 OGS 0.0 HWP
3DMark05	143076 marks 20 October 2022 Rauf 43.0 HWP
3DMark06	118209 marks 13 April 2025 Cmaker 60.0 HWP
3DMark11 - Entry	88154 marks 22 August 2024 GKVV 33.0 HWP
3DMark11 - Extreme	59575 marks 11 November 2022 Rauf 50.0 HWP
3DMark11 - Performance	96816 marks 19 November 2022 OGS 52.0 HWP
3DMark2000	205327 marks 1 March 2023 Aurosonic 0.0 HWP
3DMark2001 SE	320020 marks 12 June 2023 OGS 0.0 HWP
Aquamark	791578 marks 24 April 2025 Cmaker 60.0 HWP
Catzilla - 1080p	147682 marks 19 November 2022 OGS 0.0 HWP
Catzilla - 1440p	82354 marks 19 November 2022 OGS 0.0 HWP
Catzilla - 4K	35829 marks 19 November 2022 OGS 0.0 HWP
Catzilla - 576p	206018 marks 19 November 2022 OGS 0.0 HWP
Catzilla - 720p	195393 marks 19 November 2022 OGS 0.0 HWP
Cinebench - 2024 GPU	41844 cb 26 October 2023 Kindachi 50.0 HWP
GPU SCORE - BREAKING LIMIT	6159 marks 5 August 2024 Alex TOPMAN 0.0 HWP
GPUPI - 1B	0 sec 764 ms 21 April 2025 GKVV 35.0 HWP
GPUPI - 32B	43 sec 741 ms 12 April 2025 GKVV 15.0 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 - 1B	0 sec 741 ms 12 April 2025 GKVV 35.0 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 - 32B	38 sec 252 ms 6 November 2025 Splave 50.0 HWP
Geekbench4 - Compute	1906752 points 8 November 2023 Alex TOPMAN 0.0 HWP
Geekbench5 - Compute	676226 points 20 April 2025 GKVV 0.0 HWP
Geekbench6 - Compute	503717 points 20 April 2025 GKVV 15.0 HWP
Unigine Heaven - Basic	16802.93 DX9 Marks 11 November 2022 Rauf 23.0 HWP
Unigine Heaven - Xtreme	16175.56 DX11 Marks 11 November 2022 Rauf 35.0 HWP
Unigine Superposition - 1080P Xtreme	40511 points 15 November 2025 Splave 35.0 HWP
Unigine Superposition - 8K Optimized	27567 points 15 November 2025 Splave 35.0 HWP
VRMark - Blue Room	14762 marks 26 September 2023 Jor3llBR/Elano 35.0 HWP
VRMark - Cyan Room	37754 marks 26 January 2025 fatronix 15.0 HWP
VRMark - Orange Room	28431 marks 1 September 2024 GKVV 35.0 HWP

Memory Benchmarks

Benchmark	Hardware Record
AIDA64 - Memory Read	144560 points 13 August 2024 GKVV 0.0 HWP
Geekbench3 - Memory Multi Core Score	14782 points 20 January 2025 Bastiaan_NL 21.2 HWP
Memory Frequency	5626.6 MHz 8 June 2023 Seby 0.0 HWP
PYPrime - 2b with BenchMate	5 sec 570 ms 28 April 2023 Seby 0.0 HWP
PYPrime - 32b with BenchMate	1 min 40 sec 952 ms 23 March 2025 Cmaker 42.0 HWP

Disk Benchmarks

Benchmark	Hardware Record
3DMark - Storage Benchmark	10716 points 26 March 2023 FUGGER 10.0 HWP