ASUS ROG Maximus IX Apex

Motherboard Info

9239

Submissions

Description

BACK TO WHERE ROG BEGAN The new ROG Maximus IX Apex delivers bold design and unparalleled power, hearkening back to the origins of the brand. With an optimized layout and radical aesthetics, the Apex is engineered to smash performance boundaries and to look good while doing it. That makes it the perfect motherboard for overclocking addicts who push their system to the limits, or for enthusiasts who want to build a showcase gaming rig! REDEFINING THE LIMITS Maximus IX Apex is a motherboard built for serious performance. The ROG R&D team redefined boundaries with the Apex design -- elevating its overclocking potential to dizzying heights. Manufactured using some of the industry's highest-quality components, the Apex features a convention-breaking two-slot memory design on EATX to enable a highly optimized trace layout that reduces crosstalk and improves signal integrity. The Apex has already surpassed performance peaks by setting multiple world records to achieve global first places, breaking several long-standing records in the process. Among these record-breaking performances is the best Intel© Core™ CPU-frequency since the X58 platform-based motherboards, with a single-core, single-thread frequency of 7.383GHz, and 7.328MHz at four cores and eight threads. The new board has also set a reference base-clock (BCLK) record at 584MHz, and a memory frequency surpassing 5GHz in single channel — turning in a breathtaking 5041MHz! The ROG team has raised the bar once again on memory overclocking with its latest 7th Gen Intel Core motherboard. Maximus IX Apex has enabled Corsair to showcase our Vengeance RGB DDR4 8GBx2 kit running at an impressive 4266MHz speed at CES 2017. Thi La – Chief Operating Officer -  CORSAIR Over the years, G.Skill has always worked closely with ASUS and ROG to develop the highest-performance products for every new platform generation. With the extreme memory-overclocking capability of the ROG Maximus IX Apex motherboard, we are able to develop the fastest DDR4 16GB 8GBx2 memory kit up to 4266MHz with rock-solid reliability — and extreme performance for the 7th Gen Intel Core processors. Tequila Huang — Corporate Vice President - G.skill ASUS PRO CLOCK TECHNOLOGY WITH EXTREME ENGINE DIGI+ The dedicated base-clock (BCLK) generator designed for 7th Generation Intel© processors is what allowed Apex to set an overclocked BCLK frequency record of 584MHz*. This custom solution works in tandem with the ASUS TurboV Processing Unit (TPU) to enhance voltage and base-clock overclocking control — providing an exciting new way to boost performance to extreme heights. And, of course, Maximus IX Apex includes Extreme Engine Digi+ — ROG's revered digital power controller. With Texas Instruments NexFET™ MOSFETs, and with MicroFine alloy chokes, the Digi+ PWM controller with 10K black metallic capacitors and Extreme Engine Digi+ technology always delivers consistently stable power. Learn more

Motherboard Benchmarks

Benchmark Hardware Record
Reference Frequency
6 January 2017
35.0 HWP

Processor Benchmarks

Benchmark Hardware Record
3DMark - Time Spy Extreme (CPU)
20 December 2023
0.0 HWP
3DMark CPU PROFILE 1 THREAD
25 February 2024
6.0 HWP
3DMark CPU PROFILE MAX
29 October 2022
6.0 HWP
3DMark11 Physics
12 March 2019
0.0 HWP
7-Zip
31 October 2024
35.0 HWP
CPU Frequency
7 November 2018
0.0 HWP
Cinebench - 2003
31 May 2019
29.0 HWP
Cinebench - 2024
3 October 2025
6.0 HWP
Cinebench - R11.5
24 December 2018
0.0 HWP
Cinebench - R15
16 February 2019
34.2 HWP
Cinebench - R20
8 July 2020
51.0 HWP
Cinebench - R23 Multi Core with BenchMate
8 October 2025
6.0 HWP
Cinebench - R23 Single Core with BenchMate
26 April 2024
35.0 HWP
GPUPI for CPU - 100M
25 December 2018
0.0 HWP
GPUPI for CPU - 1B
25 December 2018
30.6 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 for CPU - 100M
25 December 2018
0.0 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 for CPU - 1B
25 December 2018
0.0 HWP
Geekbench - AI
28 September 2025
6.0 HWP
Geekbench3 - Multi Core
31 May 2019
31.2 HWP
Geekbench3 - Single Core
16 August 2019
70.0 HWP
Geekbench4 - Multi Core
6 June 2019
33.8 HWP
Geekbench4 - Single Core
8 September 2018
62.0 HWP
Geekbench5 - Multi Core
28 January 2021
4.2 HWP
Geekbench5 - Single Core
29 December 2021
15.0 HWP
Geekbench6 - Multi Core
28 September 2025
6.0 HWP
Geekbench6 - Single Core
25 February 2024
15.0 HWP
HWBOT x265 Benchmark - 1080p
30 March 2019
19.0 HWP
HWBOT x265 Benchmark - 4k
30 March 2019
18.0 HWP
PCMark 7
15 June 2017
35.0 HWP
PCMark Vantage
11 September 2025
6.0 HWP
PCMark04
7 September 2025
6.0 HWP
PCMark10
22 January 2021
15.0 HWP
PCMark10 Express
23 January 2021
10.0 HWP
PCMark10 Extended
4 July 2019
6.0 HWP
PerformanceTest Mobile
1 April 2025
0.0 HWP
PiFast
14 December 2018
46.0 HWP
SuperPi - 1M
27 February 2019
43.0 HWP
SuperPi - 32M
1 March 2019
41.0 HWP
XTU
30 March 2019
0.0 HWP
XTU 2.0
25 September 2025
54.0 HWP
wPrime - 1024m
19 December 2020
36.6 HWP
wPrime - 32m
24 December 2018
0.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-10b
y-cruncher - Pi-1b
20 August 2022
0.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-2.5b
3 October 2025
6.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-25m
8 December 2024
0.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-5b
30 May 2025
6.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-BBP-100b
28 October 2025
3.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-BBP-10b
8 December 2024
15.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-BBP-1b
8 December 2024
15.0 HWP

Videocard Benchmarks

Benchmark Hardware Record
3DMark - Cloud Gate
26 April 2020
27.2 HWP
3DMark - Cloud Gate (GPU)
17 July 2025
16.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike
1 October 2017
0.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike (GPU)
17 September 2022
16.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike Extreme
1 October 2017
0.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike Ultra
31 August 2017
0.0 HWP
3DMark - Ice Storm
3 March 2017
33.0 HWP
3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme
3 March 2017
23.0 HWP
3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited
16 August 2017
0.0 HWP
3DMark - Night Raid
15 January 2020
20.8 HWP
3DMark - Port Royal
28 March 2022
9.4 HWP
3DMark - Sky Diver
27 October 2019
24.2 HWP
3DMark - Solar Bay
25 November 2023
2.2 HWP
3DMark - Time Spy
5 July 2023
0.0 HWP
3DMark - Time Spy (GPU)
5 July 2023
6.0 HWP
3DMark - Time Spy Extreme
5 July 2023
4.8 HWP
3DMark - Wild Life
5 June 2021
0.0 HWP
3DMark - Wild Life Extreme
27 December 2021
13.8 HWP
3DMark 99 Max
19 July 2021
0.0 HWP
3DMark Vantage - Extreme
27 June 2020
4.0 HWP
3DMark Vantage - Performance
31 December 2018
31.6 HWP
3DMark Vantage - Performance (GPU)
5 August 2023
5.0 HWP
3DMark03
30 April 2017
0.0 HWP
3DMark05
31 May 2019
28.0 HWP
3DMark06
16 August 2019
29.2 HWP
3DMark11 - Entry
11 April 2020
0.0 HWP
3DMark11 - Extreme
26 April 2020
33.6 HWP
3DMark11 - Performance
17 November 2018
0.0 HWP
3DMark2000
29 October 2017
0.0 HWP
3DMark2001 SE
10 April 2017
0.0 HWP
Aquamark
31 May 2019
35.4 HWP
Catzilla - 1080p
30 September 2017
0.0 HWP
Catzilla - 1440p
27 January 2019
0.0 HWP
Catzilla - 4K
27 January 2019
0.0 HWP
Catzilla - 576p
30 September 2017
0.0 HWP
Catzilla - 720p
12 February 2018
0.0 HWP
GPUPI - 1B
7 October 2025
13.6 HWP
GPUPI - 32B
7 October 2025
20.8 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 - 1B
17 December 2020
0.0 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 - 32B
15 January 2021
34.0 HWP
Geekbench4 - Compute
15 August 2020
0.0 HWP
Geekbench5 - Compute
22 July 2022
0.0 HWP
Geekbench6 - Compute
28 April 2025
6.0 HWP
Unigine Heaven - Basic
25 January 2018
33.4 HWP
Unigine Heaven - Xtreme
30 April 2017
15.0 HWP
Unigine Superposition - 1080P Xtreme
15 January 2021
35.8 HWP
Unigine Superposition - 8K Optimized
15 January 2021
38.0 HWP
VRMark - Blue Room
18 February 2017
4.0 HWP
VRMark - Cyan Room
23 November 2018
7.0 HWP
VRMark - Orange Room
18 February 2017
4.8 HWP

Memory Benchmarks

Disk Benchmarks

Benchmark Hardware Record
3DMark - Storage Benchmark
30 January 2022
2.8 HWP