ASRock has published a short but sweet post elaborating on its all-new Base Frequency Boost (BFB) technology, which should be of interest to anyone who’s upgrading to a non-K series Comet Lake-S processor but want to get a little overclocking action going. While an initial slide suggested otherwise, the company has clarified that the feature will not only be available on 400-series motherboards, but the 300 series as well. That would include the Z390/B365 and Z490/H470/B460 chipsets.
According to ASRock’s charts (which are “for reference only”), BFB can overclock an otherwise locked Core i9-10900’s base frequency from the default 2.8 GHz to 3.7 GHz, while the previous generation’s i9-9900 can be boosted from 3.1 GHz to 3.9 GHz. TDP could jump as high as 125 W with the feature enabled, however.
“While ASRock BFB breathes life into non K series CPUs and non Z series motherboards, the boost frequency currently still depends on the cooling system applied on your rig,” the company warns. Naturally, BFB requires a BIOS update, which is already available for the B365M Pro4, Z490M Pro4, and Z490M-ITX/ac. The other models listed in ASRock’s chart (below) will presumably get the update shortly.
BIOS Download & CPU Support List | |||||||
Motherboard that is available for BFB technology is as list below, download and flash the latest BIOS to enjoy the instant performance boost! | |||||||
Z390/B365 Series | |||||||
Model | Version | Model | Version | Model | Version | Model | Version |
Z390 Pro4 | B365 Phantom Gaming 4 | B365 Pro4 | B365M Phantom Gaming4 | ||||
B365M Pro4 | P4.30 | B365M-ITX/ac | |||||
Z490/H470/B460 Series | |||||||
Z490 Extreme4 | Z490 Steel Legend | Z490 Phantom Gaming 4 | Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/2.5G | ||||
Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ac | Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax | Z490 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 | Z490 Pro4 | ||||
Z490M Pro4 | P1.50 | Z490M-ITX/ac | P1.20 | H470 Steel Legend | H470 Phantom Gaming 4 | ||
H470M Pro4 | H470M-ITX/ac | B460 Steel Legend | B460 Phantom Gaming 4 | ||||
B460 Pro4 | B460M Pro4 | B460M Steel Legend | B460M-HDV | ||||
B460M-ITX/ac |