ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX Motherboard Review

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Subsystem Testing

Memory Bandwidth

In this instance, the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX gave us some odd results. The memory was set at DDR5 5600MHz for all tests. CPU clocks don’t really effect this test and the board obviously didn’t do anything with the memory settings despite being on ASUS defaults or Intel defaults depending on the test run. Interestingly, the MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME fell short on this test.

In this test, we can see the highest measured interrupt to process latency is only 185.10. The highest reported DPC routine execution time is 635.49, which isn’t the lowest we’ve ever seen but far from problematic or concerning.

M.2 Performance

In these tests we can see the Corsair MP600 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD is performing just like it should based on its specifications. Unlike mechanical disks, SSD’s will perform identically on different motherboards provided that there isn’t any shenanigans with the PCIe lanes or some odd firmware issue.

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Dan Dobrowolski
Dan has been writing motherboard reviews for the past 15 years, with the first decade or so writing for [H}ard|OCP. Dan brings his depth of knowledge about motherboards and their components to his reviews here at The FPS Review to help you select the best one for your needs.

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