ASUS ROG Maximus IX Apex

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Z270

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LGA1151

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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	Record	User	Date	Points
Reference Frequency	583.94 MHz	Xtreme Addict	06 Jan 2017	35.0 HWP

Processor Benchmarks

Benchmark	Record	User	Date	Points
3DMark - Time Spy Extreme (CPU)	5159 marks	KaRtA	20 Dec 2023	0.0 HWP
3DMark CPU PROFILE 1 THREAD	1055 marks	leeghoofd	25 Feb 2024	6.0 HWP
3DMark CPU PROFILE MAX	6475 marks	life_in_the_shadow	29 Oct 2022	6.0 HWP
3DMark11 Physics	28103 Points	antome	12 Mar 2019	0.0 HWP
7-Zip	85729 MIPS	Axxzyaun	12 Feb 2026	40.0 HWP
CPU Frequency	7430.71 MHz	safedisk	07 Nov 2018	0.0 HWP
Cinebench - 2003	10119 cb	Moonman	31 May 2019	28.0 HWP
Cinebench - 2024	761 cb	14wpapex88	03 Oct 2025	6.0 HWP
Cinebench - 2026 Multiple Threads	2567 cb	life_in_the_shadow	29 Jun 2026	6.0 HWP
Cinebench - 2026 Single Core	620 cb	Snegovick	07 Apr 2026	0.0 HWP
Cinebench - R11.5	31.31 cb	Moonman	24 Dec 2018	0.0 HWP
Cinebench - R15	3026 cb	Mikecdm	16 Feb 2019	34.2 HWP
Cinebench - R20	7151 cb	TecLabBR	08 Jul 2020	51.0 HWP
Cinebench - R23 Multi Core with BenchMate	13657 cb	14wpapex88	08 Oct 2025	10.0 HWP
Cinebench - R23 Single Core with BenchMate	1670 cb	Alex2305	26 Apr 2024	35.0 HWP
GPUPI for CPU - 100M	5 sec 708 ms	Moonman	25 Dec 2018	0.0 HWP
GPUPI for CPU - 1B	1 min 43 sec 254 ms	Axxzyaun	12 Feb 2026	62.0 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 for CPU - 100M	5 sec 369 ms	Moonman	25 Dec 2018	0.0 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 for CPU - 1B	1 min 37 sec 261 ms	Moonman	25 Dec 2018	0.0 HWP
Geekbench - AI	5139 points	life_in_the_shadow	28 Sep 2025	6.0 HWP
Geekbench3 - Multi Core	53236 points	Moonman	31 May 2019	34.8 HWP
Geekbench3 - Single Core	7825 points	Patate	16 Aug 2019	70.0 HWP
Geekbench4 - Multi Core	43805 points	superpatodonaldo	06 Jun 2019	33.6 HWP
Geekbench4 - Single Core	9869 points	safedisk	08 Sep 2018	62.0 HWP
Geekbench5 - Multi Core	10798 points	Nikishenko	28 Jan 2021	15.0 HWP
Geekbench5 - Single Core	1772 points	ale belo	29 Dec 2021	35.0 HWP
Geekbench6 - Multi Core	9333 points	life_in_the_shadow	28 Sep 2025	6.0 HWP
Geekbench6 - Single Core	2328 points	leeghoofd	25 Feb 2024	15.0 HWP
HWBOT x265 Benchmark - 1080p	99.826 fps	noppon1412	30 Mar 2019	19.0 HWP
HWBOT x265 Benchmark - 4k	22.899 fps	noppon1412	30 Mar 2019	18.0 HWP
PCMark 7	10100 marks	FUGGER	15 Jun 2017	35.0 HWP
PCMark Vantage	48721 marks	life_in_the_shadow	11 Sep 2025	6.0 HWP
PCMark04	19502 marks	Snegovick	06 Apr 2026	0.0 HWP
PCMark10	8352 marks	OVIZ Hardware Lab	22 Jan 2021	10.0 HWP
PCMark10 Express	8661 marks	Mikecdm	23 Jan 2021	10.0 HWP
PCMark10 Extended	11053 marks	rkinslo	04 Jul 2019	5.0 HWP
PerformanceTest Mobile	7730.9 points	falken1	01 Apr 2025	0.0 HWP
PiFast	8 sec 470 ms	safedisk	14 Dec 2018	46.0 HWP
SuperPi - 1M	4 sec 891 ms	ZeR0_Dan	27 Feb 2019	43.0 HWP
SuperPi - 32M	4 min 4 sec 438 ms	ZeR0_Dan	01 Mar 2019	41.0 HWP
XTU 2.0	3928 marks	BrunoVavala80	25 Sep 2025	0.0 HWP
wPrime - 1024m	47 sec 19 ms	Jurin1388	19 Dec 2020	36.6 HWP
wPrime - 32m	1 sec 609 ms	Moonman	24 Dec 2018	0.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-10b	10 min 28 sec 460 ms	life_in_the_shadow	25 Jun 2026	6.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-1b (0.8.5)	48 sec 448 ms	life_in_the_shadow	20 Aug 2022	0.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-2.5b (0.8.5)	2 min 22 sec 467 ms	life_in_the_shadow	20 Apr 2026	5.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-25m	0 sec 708 ms	life_in_the_shadow	20 Apr 2026	0.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-5b	6 min 33 sec 998 ms	bruts	23 Jul 2026	15.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-BBP-100b	4 min 56 sec 833 ms	life_in_the_shadow	20 Apr 2026	4.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-BBP-10b	26 sec 848 ms	life_in_the_shadow	20 Apr 2026	4.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-BBP-1b	2 sec 409 ms	life_in_the_shadow	20 Apr 2026	4.0 HWP

Videocard Benchmarks

Benchmark	Record	User	Date	Points
3DMark - Cloud Gate	75645 marks	ShaggySVK	26 Apr 2020	25.2 HWP
3DMark - Cloud Gate (GPU)	45587 marks	nicegab	17 Jul 2025	16.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike	36007 marks	Rauf	01 Oct 2017	0.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike (GPU)	33751 marks	CmdrSoyo	17 Sep 2022	15.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike Extreme	19179 marks	Rauf	01 Oct 2017	0.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike Ultra	8125 marks	marco.is.not.80	31 Aug 2017	0.0 HWP
3DMark - Ice Storm	301241 marks	_12_	03 Mar 2017	34.0 HWP
3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme	278298 marks	_12_	03 Mar 2017	23.0 HWP
3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited	304977 marks	Traktor	16 Aug 2017	0.0 HWP
3DMark - Night Raid	69485 marks	err0r	15 Jan 2020	19.2 HWP
3DMark - Port Royal	9149 marks	Basofia	28 Mar 2022	8.8 HWP
3DMark - Sky Diver	66634 marks	ShaggySVK	27 Oct 2019	22.2 HWP
3DMark - Solar Bay	97548 marks	tomekmak	25 Nov 2023	12.4 HWP
3DMark - Time Spy	16941 marks	jiacheng_liu	05 Jul 2023	0.0 HWP
3DMark - Time Spy (GPU)	15743 marks	jiacheng_liu	05 Jul 2023	6.0 HWP
3DMark - Time Spy Extreme	8384 marks	jiacheng_liu	05 Jul 2023	4.8 HWP
3DMark - Wild Life	92946 marks	Matsglobetrotter	05 Jun 2021	12.2 HWP
3DMark - Wild Life Extreme	22766 marks	ShaggySVK	27 Dec 2021	12.8 HWP
3DMark 99 Max	129196 marks	superpatodonaldo	19 Jul 2021	0.0 HWP
3DMark Vantage - Extreme	52082 marks	Nwalm	27 Jun 2020	3.8 HWP
3DMark Vantage - Performance	110477 marks	Moonman	31 Dec 2018	30.0 HWP
3DMark Vantage - Performance (GPU)	112856 marks	TAGG	05 Aug 2023	5.0 HWP
3DMark03	353660 marks	Dancop	30 Apr 2017	0.0 HWP
3DMark05	91967 marks	Moonman	31 May 2019	27.6 HWP
3DMark06	70144 marks	rm3113	16 Aug 2019	27.2 HWP
3DMark11 - Entry	51368 marks	ShaggySVK	11 Apr 2020	0.0 HWP
3DMark11 - Extreme	17115 marks	ShaggySVK	26 Apr 2020	32.4 HWP
3DMark11 - Performance	54254 marks	OGS	17 Nov 2018	0.0 HWP
3DMark2000	107537 marks	Sheppix	29 Oct 2017	0.0 HWP
3DMark2001 SE	214987 marks	Rauf	10 Apr 2017	0.0 HWP
Aquamark	671524 marks	Moonman	31 May 2019	35.4 HWP
GPUPI - 1B	3 sec 874 ms	Forsaken7	07 Oct 2025	12.2 HWP
GPUPI - 32B	4 min 12 sec 665 ms	Forsaken7	07 Oct 2025	19.8 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 - 1B	2 sec 466 ms	Midnight703	17 Dec 2020	0.0 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 - 32B	2 min 35 sec 305 ms	ShaggySVK	15 Jan 2021	33.0 HWP
Geekbench4 - Compute	256315 points	nforce980a	15 Aug 2020	0.0 HWP
Geekbench5 - Compute	197364 points	nmask	22 Jul 2022	0.0 HWP
Geekbench6 - Compute	27895 points	RemiKo	28 Apr 2025	6.0 HWP
Unigine Heaven - Basic	11960.88 DX9 Marks	GeorgeStorm	25 Jan 2018	32.6 HWP
Unigine Heaven - Xtreme	11219.86 DX11 Marks	Dancop	30 Apr 2017	15.0 HWP
Unigine Superposition - 1080P Xtreme	11667 points	ShaggySVK	15 Jan 2021	35.4 HWP
Unigine Superposition - 8K Optimized	6830 points	ShaggySVK	15 Jan 2021	37.0 HWP
VRMark - Blue Room	3575 marks	topyoyoguybest	18 Feb 2017	4.0 HWP
VRMark - Cyan Room	3190 marks	techjesse	23 Nov 2018	7.0 HWP
VRMark - Orange Room	14430 marks	topyoyoguybest	18 Feb 2017	4.6 HWP

Memory Benchmarks

Benchmark	Record	User	Date	Points
AIDA64 - Memory Read	65561 points	L0wpull	02 Sep 2021	0.0 HWP
Geekbench3 - Memory Multi Core Score	8887 points	nicegab	14 Sep 2025	24.0 HWP
Memory Frequency	2520.9 MHz	coolice	03 Jan 2017	8.6 HWP
PYPrime - 2b with BenchMate	7 sec 807 ms	Jokot	09 Jun 2023	17.0 HWP
PYPrime - 32b with BenchMate	2 min 45 sec 351 ms	life_in_the_shadow	14 Sep 2024	22.0 HWP

Disk Benchmarks

Benchmark	Record	User	Date	Points
3DMark - Storage Benchmark	1687 points	skulstation	30 Jan 2022	2.6 HWP