ASUS · MOBO · LGA1851
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX
Works well for: Gaming Build
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- Socket
- LGA 1851
- Chipset
- Intel Z890
- Form factor
- ATX
- Memory
- DDR5 · 2 slots
- M.2 slots
- 12
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Is this a good buy today?
Market confidence: LowAt CAD 1010 the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX is priced in line with its CAD 1010 representative market level. Only one retailer currently backs that price, so the level is a single data point rather than a market.
Limited market: only one retailer currently has a verified offer, so treat this price as a single data point.
Prices & availability
Where to buy the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
1 tracked offers · 1 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX (ATX) | ASUS | New | CAD 1,010 | 36 | 2026-09-27 | View offer → |
Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.
Where it stands in the field
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#69 of 633 graded motherboards
- #66 MSIMSI PRO X870-P WIFI 90
- #67 ASUSASUS PRIME Z890-P WIFI 90
- #68 ASUSASUS PRIME Z890M-PLUS WIFI 90
- #69 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX 90
- #70 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 EXTREME 90
- #71 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO 90
- #72 ASUSASUS ROG STRIX Z890-A GAMING WIFI 90
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#263 of 652 currently priced motherboards
- #260 MSIMSI B760M GAMING PLUS WIFI 36
- #261 ASRockASRock B450 STEEL LEGEND 36
- #262 ASUSASUS ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI 36
- #263 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX 36
- #264 GigabyteGigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER AI TOP 36
- #265 ASUSASUS PRIME Z370-A II 36
- #266 GigabyteGigabyte Z590 GAMING X 36
Performance Gaming Build
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#99 of 624 graded motherboards
- #96 MSIMSI Z790 GAMING PRO WIFI 91
- #97 MSIMSI Z790 PROJECT ZERO 91
- #98 ASUSASUS PRIME Z890-P WIFI 91
- #99 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX 91
- #100 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO 91
- #101 ASUSASUS ROG STRIX Z890-F GAMING WIFI 91
- #102 ASUSASUS Z890 AYW GAMING WIFI W 91
Value Gaming Build
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#151 of 650 currently priced motherboards
- #148 ASRockASRock B650M PG Lightning 52
- #149 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 EXTREME 52
- #150 GigabyteGigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX 52
- #151 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX 52
- #152 MSIMSI PRO Z790-VC WIFI 52
- #153 MSIMSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI 51
- #154 ASUSASUS PRIME B850M-A WIFI 51
Performance Workstation
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#342 of 617 graded motherboards
- #339 MSIMSI MEG X570 GODLIKE 60
- #340 ASUSASUS PRIME B760M-A D4 60
- #341 MSIMSI MEG Z590 UNIFY7D38-001R 60
- #342 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX 60
- #343 ASRockASRock B450M PRO4 R2.0 59
- #344 GigabyteGigabyte B660 GAMING X DDR4 59
- #345 GigabyteGigabyte B760 GAMING X DDR4 59
Value Workstation
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#151 of 639 currently priced motherboards
- #148 GigabyteGigabyte B860 EAGLE WIFI6E 42
- #149 GigabyteGigabyte B860 GAMING X WIFI6E 42
- #150 GigabyteGigabyte B860 DS3H WIFI6E 42
- #151 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX 41
- #152 MSIMSI Z790 PROJECT ZERO 41
- #153 MSIMSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI 41
- #154 SapphireSapphire NITRO+ B850M WIFI 41
Performance Small-Case Fit
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#352 of 633 graded motherboards
- #349 MSIMSI MPG Z790 EDGE WIFI 53
- #350 MSIMSI PRO Z790-A WIFI DDR4 53
- #351 MSIMSI PRO Z790-P WIFI 53
- #352 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX 53
- #353 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO 53
- #354 GigabyteGigabyte Z890 AERO G 53
- #355 ASUSASUS ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING 52
Value Small-Case Fit
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#299 of 652 currently priced motherboards
- #296 MSIMSI MAG B460M MORTAR WIFI 26
- #297 MSIMSI PRO Z790-A WIFI DDR4 26
- #298 GigabyteGigabyte B760M D2H DDR4 26
- #299 ASUSASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX 26
- #300 MSIMSI PRO H610M-G WIFI 26
- #301 MSIMSI MPG X870E CARBON WIFI 26
- #302 ASUSASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO BTF 25
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value36 | Higher capability MSI X870E GAMING PLUS WIFI 85 +11% capability · -67% price | Higher Value with current priorities ASUS B650E MAX GAMING WIFI 100 -2% capability · -78% price |
| Gaming BuildScenario capability | GradeA Value52 | Higher capability MSI PRO B650-P WIFI S 81 +10% capability · -68% price | Higher Value with current priorities Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE B 100 -8% capability · -67% price |
| WorkstationScenario capability | GradeD Value41 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO S 98 +66% capability · -6% price | |
| Small-Case FitScenario capability | GradeD Value26 | Higher capability Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX S 44 +88% capability · -74% price | Higher Value with current priorities ASUS PRIME Z890M-PLUS WIFI C 100 +27% capability · -76% price |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
Trade-offs
Works well if
- Gaming Build is your main prioritygraded A for Gaming Build on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value with Balanced priorities — the calculation only gets there near CAD 326, against a cheapest tracked CAD 1010
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelASUS B650E MAX GAMING WIFI holds Relative Value 100 against its 36 with Balanced priorities, at CAD 220
- Workstation is what you actually need it forit grades only D there
Works well if
- Gaming Build is your main prioritygraded A for Gaming Build on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Gaming Build specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Gaming Build — the calculation only gets there near CAD 339, against a cheapest tracked CAD 1010
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelGigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE holds Relative Value 100 against its 52 for Gaming Build, at CAD 335
- Workstation is what you actually need it forit grades only D there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Workstation is not actually your main job — Gaming Build isit grades D for Workstation, but A for Gaming Build
Consider other options if
- Workstation is what you actually need it forit grades D there; ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO grades S at CAD 950
- You want strong value for Workstation specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Workstation per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO holds Relative Value 98 against its 41 for Workstation, at CAD 950
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Small-Case Fit is not actually your main job — Gaming Build isit grades D for Small-Case Fit, but A for Gaming Build
Consider other options if
- Small-Case Fit is what you actually need it forit grades D there; Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX grades S at CAD 265
- You want strong value for Small-Case Fit specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Small-Case Fit per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelASUS PRIME Z890M-PLUS WIFI holds Relative Value 100 against its 26 for Small-Case Fit, at CAD 240
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for Gaming Build
Chosen for Workstation
Chosen for Small-Case Fit
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
Upgrade planner
Judge the change in the active scenario, then make the cash gap explicit.
Using page scenarioWhat are you upgrading from? These are the axes we compare on, and where this product stands in the current market.
Capability differences are expressed as tiers and index points, not as benchmark percentages we did not measure.
Specifications & compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Memory
- Type
- DDR5
- Slots
- 2
- Maximum
- 96 GB
- ECC support
- No
Power / Interface
- Socket
- LGA 1851
- Chipset
- Intel Z890
- Form factor
- ATX
Physical / Outputs
- M.2 slots
- 12
- SATA ports
- 4
- PCIe ×16 slots
- 2
- USB ports
- 6
- USB Type-C
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- WiFi 7
- Ethernet
- 5 Gb/s
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Features
- RAID
- Yes
Warranty
- Warranty
- 3 years
- Manufacturer part number
- 90MB1IP0M0AAY0
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-09-27
What to check in your build
LGA 1851
Takes LGA 1851 processors — a matching socket is necessary but not sufficient, check the vendor's CPU support list
ATX
ATX — the case must accept this size
DDR5 · 2 slots · up to 96 GB
Takes DDR5 memory only — another DDR generation does not fit the slots
Found an error? Report this specification Email the field, corrected value and an optional source.
Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #69 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is feature score 149. ASUS B650E MAX GAMING WIFI currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX offers A-grade capability for Gaming Build. It ranks #99 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is feature score 149. ASUS B650E MAX GAMING WIFI currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX offers D-grade capability for Workstation. It ranks #342 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is feature score 149. The D grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX offers D-grade capability for Small-Case Fit. It ranks #352 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is feature score 149. The D grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
Useful links & sources
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