ASUS updates their 300-series motherboards to support Intel’s 9000 series processors
ASUS updates their 300-series motherboards to support Intel’s 9000 series processor family
Intel’s upcoming 9000, series processors are rumoured to offer users up to eight processing cores and sixteen threads, upping Intel’s maximum consumer core counts from six/twelve cores/threads to eight/sixteen cores/threads. Intel 9000 series enabled BIOS files are now available from ASUS’ website on each motherboard’s support page.
ASUS has one-upped MSI and has released Intel 9000-series enabled BIOS files for all of their Intel 300-series motherboards, allowing 9000 series processors to be supported on chipsets that range fo H310 to Z370. ASUS is also expected to release Z390 series motherboards in the near future, offering native support for these new processors without the need for a BIOS update.
ASUS has released BIOS updates for its 300-series motherboards, adding support for the Intel Core 9000 series processor family. The latest BIOS updates are available for download now from the official ASUS website.Â
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These updates will allow Intel motherboards to support future processors without the need for a full platform upgrade, likely making this the greatest generational leap ever seen on an Intel platform without the need for both a processor and mainboard switch. A 33% increase in core count isn’t bad for a single product generation, doubling Intel’s maximum core count on LGA 1151 in less than two years.
Below is a list of ASUS 300-series motherboards that have been updated with Intel 9000 series support.Â
Z370
ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA – 1602
ROG MAXIMUS X CODE – 1602
ROG MAXIMUS X APEX – 1602
ROG MAXIMUS X HERO – (WI-FI AC) 1602
ROG MAXIMUS X HERO – 1602
ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING – 1002
ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING – 1002
ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING – 1602
ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING – 1002
ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING – (WI-FI AC) 1002
PRIME Z370-A – 1002
TUF Z370-PRO GAMING – 1602
TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING – 1002
PRIME Z370-P – 1002
ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING – 1002
H370
ROG STRIX H370-F GAMING – 0802
ROG STRIX H370-I GAMING – 0803
TUF H370-PRO GAMING (WI-FI) – 0802
TUF H370-PRO GAMING – 0802
PRIME H370-A – 0802
PRIME H370-PLUS – 0802
PRIME H370M-PLUS – 0802
B360
ROG STRIX B360-H GAMING/OPTANE – 0803
ROG STRIX B360-H GAMING – 0803
ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING – 0802
ROG STRIX B360-G GAMING – 0802
ROG STRIX B360-I GAMING – 0803
TUF B360-PRO GAMING (WI-FI) – 0802
TUF B360-PRO GAMING – 0802
TUF B360-PLUS GAMING – 0802
TUF B360-PLUS GAMING S – 0802
TUF B360M-E GAMING – 0803
TUF B360M-PLUS GAMING – 0803
TUF B360M-PLUS GAMING S – 0401
TUF B360M-PLUS GAMING/BR – 0803
PRIME B360-PLUS – 0802
PRIME B360M-A – 0803
PRIME B360M-C – 0803
PRIME B360M-D – 0803
PRIME B360M-K – 0803
CSM PRO-E3 – 0803
EX-B360M-V – 0803
EX-B360M-V3 – 0803
EX-B360M-V5 – 0803
H310
TUF H310-PLUS GAMING – 0803
PRIME H310-PLUS – 0803
TUF H310M-PLUS GAMING – 0803
TUF H310M-PLUS GAMING/BR – 0803
PRIME H310M-A – 0803
PRIME H310M-C – 0803
PRIME H310I-PLUS – 0803
PRIME H310M-E/BR – 0803
PRIME H310M-E – 0803
PRIME H310M-K – 0803
PRIME H310M-D – 0803
PRIME H310T – 0803
CSM PRO-E1 – 0803
PRIME H310T2 – 0803
EX-H310M-X – 0803
EX-H310M-V3 – 0803
PRIME H310M-A R2.0 – 0305
PRIME H310M-K R2.0 – 0305
PRIME H310M-E R2.0 – 0305
Q370
PRIME Q370M-C – 0803
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