Monthly Fastest Systems Leaderboard

PassMark Software has delved into the thousands of PC benchmark results that PerformanceTest users have posted to its web site and produced lists of the very best computer systems submitted. This chart shows the Top 10 Systems submitted this month.

Top 10 Systems in the Month of January 2026

As of 22nd of January 2026

Chart Table

24828.7
Top PassMark Rating

Baseline No.

CPU and Motherboard

PassMark

BL 3180771

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX 24828.7

BL 3198771

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX 21956.7

BL 3190568

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX 21615.9

BL 3186928

Intel Core Ultra 7 265K

ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX 21561.3

BL 3188733

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX 21278.1

BL 3221299

Intel Core Ultra 7 265K

Z890 Taichi Lite 21220.7

BL 3181355

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7E32) 21090.7

BL 3224093

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX 20963.9

BL 3208940

Intel Core i9-13900KS

ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO 20948.8

BL 3217100

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Z890 Pro RS WiFi White 20945.3

Past Monthly Leaders

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	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K - Measured Turbo Speed: 5679 MHz
	GeForce RTX 4090
	Raid 0 Volume
	G Skill Intl F5-9000C4256H24G 24GB - Size: 48.7 GB
	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX
	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D - Measured Speed: 4301 MHz
	GeForce RTX 5090
	Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
	Team Group Inc. UD5-8000 16GB - Size: 48.8 GB
	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX
	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26220 (64-bit)

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K - Measured Turbo Speed: 5481 MHz
	GeForce RTX 4090
	Raid 0 Volume
	G Skill Intl F5-8800C4255H24G 24GB - Size: 48.4 GB
	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX
	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26100 (64-bit)

	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K - Measured Turbo Speed: 5668 MHz
	GeForce RTX 5090
	Samsung SSD 9100 PRO 8TB
	G Skill Intl F5-8200C4052G24G 24GB - Size: 48.4 GB
	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX
	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D - Measured Speed: 4293 MHz
	GeForce RTX 5090
	WD BLACK SN8100 4000GB
	G Skill Intl F5-6000J2636H32G 32GB - Size: 63.1 GB
	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX
	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)

PC Systems

System Benchmarks

Monthly Fastest Systems Leaderboard

Top 10 Systems in the Month of January 2026

Past Monthly Leaders

	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K - Measured Turbo Speed: 5572 MHz
	GeForce RTX 5090
	Lexar SSD NM1090 PRO 1TB
	Kingston KF580C38-16 16GB - Size: 32.5 GB
	ASRock Z890 Taichi Lite
	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K - Measured Turbo Speed: 5480 MHz
	GeForce RTX 5080
	WD BLACK SN8100 2000GB
	Corsair CMHC48GX5M2X8000C38 24GB - Size: 48.9 GB
	Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7E32)
	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26100 (64-bit)

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D - Measured Turbo Speed: 5574 MHz
	GeForce RTX 5090
	Samsung 9100 PRO 2TB SSD
	G Skill Intl F5-8400J4052G24G 24GB - Size: 48.8 GB
	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX
	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)

	Intel Core i9-13900KS - Measured Turbo Speed: 5876 MHz
	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
	WD BLACK SN850X 4TB
	G Skill Intl F5-6800J3446F48G 48GB - Size: 98.0 GB
	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO
	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K - Measured Turbo Speed: 5380 MHz
	GeForce RTX 5090
	Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB SSD
	G Skill Intl F5-8400C4052G24G 24GB - Size: 48.6 GB
	ASRock Z890 Pro RS WiFi White
	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)

Position	Score	BL#	CPU Type	CPU speed (MHz)	#Phys. CPUs	OS	Motherboard	RAM	Video card	Date uploaded
1	24828.7	3180771	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	3686	1	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX	48.7 GB	GeForce RTX 4090	2026-01-01 16:16:07
2	21956.7	3198771	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D	4301	1	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26220 (64-bit)	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX	48.8 GB	GeForce RTX 5090	2026-01-08 22:23:03
3	21615.9	3190568	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	3687	1	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26100 (64-bit)	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX	48.4 GB	GeForce RTX 4090	2026-01-05 17:23:50
4	21561.3	3186928	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K	3878	1	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG MAXIMUS Z890 APEX	48.4 GB	GeForce RTX 5090	2026-01-04 08:05:00
5	21278.1	3188733	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D	4293	1	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX	63.1 GB	GeForce RTX 5090	2026-01-05 03:39:51
6	21220.7	3221299	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K	3880	1	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)	ASRock Z890 Taichi Lite	32.5 GB	GeForce RTX 5090	2026-01-17 11:03:51
7	21090.7	3181355	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	3686	1	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26100 (64-bit)	Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7E32)	48.9 GB	GeForce RTX 5080	2026-01-02 00:11:59
8	20963.9	3224093	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D	4374	1	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX	48.8 GB	GeForce RTX 5090	2026-01-18 14:50:48
9	20948.8	3208940	Intel Core i9-13900KS	3187	1	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)	ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO	98.0 GB	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	2026-01-12 19:18:59
10	20945.3	3217100	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K	3686	1	Windows 11 Professional Edition build 26200 (64-bit)	ASRock Z890 Pro RS WiFi White	48.6 GB	GeForce RTX 5090	2026-01-15 21:19:18