Vankyo MatrixBox X95 Max Review
Vankyo is here again with their latest release of the Vankyo MatrixBox X95 Max Amlogic S905X2 4K TV Box. This TV box comes at a time when many TV boxes are trying to make inroads in an already congested TV box market. However, in trying to make an impact many of these boxes fell short in one area or the other. The Vankyo MatrixBox X95 Max offers buyers more pros than cons In their latest release with a box that is well priced to suit your pocket. Starting at just $59.99 they have offered a coupon on the sales page for a further discount. This box in my review placed 8th on my ranking chart placing it among the Top 10 TV boxes for 2019.
Hardware:
- CPU- Amlogic S905X2 Quad Core 1.7GHz
- GPU – ARM Mali G31
- RAM – 4GB DDR4
- ROM – 32GB eMMc
- WiFi – 802.11ac Dual Band 2.4GHz + 5Ghz
- LAN – 100Mbps
- Bluetooth – 4.1
IO Ports:
- 1 HDMI 2.1
- 1 LAN 100Mbps
- 1 USB 2.0
- 1 USB 3.0
- 1 Micro SD TF
- 1 AV port
- 1 DC input
- 1 Optical Audio SPDIF
Benchmarks:
- Antutu – 60,357
- Geekgench4 -747 SingleCore 2126 multi-core
- Ice Storm Extreme – 5493
- Sling Shot – 526
- RAM Copy – 3397
- ROM Speed – 80 Read / 72 Write
- WiFi – Max on 5GHz only 2.4GHz and LAN fell below
Vankyo MaxtixBox X95 Max Features
Android 9 Pie OS
Custom Launcher
Navigation Bar
Status Bar
Memory Clean up
Root Switch
Dolby Vision/audio/DTS audio
Alternative launcher compatible
YouTube in 4K
HDR Display
Remote control apps for mobile
Gamepad Key-mapping apps work
Good 4K video playback
Conclusion
The Vankyo MatrixBox X95 Max, for the most part, is a good high-performance TV box. It produced some high benchmark scores and was excellent in 4K video playback and 3D gaming. It’s quite disappointing that simple features like screen rotation and a fully functional status bar could not be implemented. The drawback/cons for this bix is the 2.4GHz and the LAN port performance falling below the maximum speeds.
