ASRock has released new BIOS updates for its Intel 600/700 series motherboards that are said to “drastically improve” the performance of some of Intel’s latest processors. BIOSes for 18 Z790 motherboards are available now, while updates for 600 and B760 motherboards are coming shortly.
Latest BIOS versions:
| Model | BIOS Version |
| Z790 Taichi | 12.03 |
| Z790 Taichi Carrara | 12.03 |
| Z790 Taichi Lite | 5.03 |
| Z790 Nova WiFi | 4.05 |
| Z790 Riptide WiFi | 6.05 |
| Z790 Lightning WiFi | 4.04 |
| Z790 PG Lightning | 11.03 |
| Z790 PG Lightning/D4 | 11.04 |
| Z790 PG Riptide | 12.05 |
| Z790 Steel Legend WiFi | 13.03 |
| Z790 LiveMixer | 14.02 |
| Z790 PG SONIC | 11.05 |
| Z790 Pro RS | 11.03 |
| Z790 Pro RS WiFi | 9.03 |
| Z790 Pro RS/D4 | 10.03 |
| Z790M PG Lightning/D4 | 10.03 |
| Z790M-ITX WiFi | 11.05 |
| Z790-PG-ITX/TB4 | 11.03 |
Press release:
ASRock releases new BIOS for Intel 600/700 series motherboards, the updated BIOS is able to drastically improve CPU performance on 14th gen non-K series processors up to 10% with I7-14700 by Cinebench R23.
The performance gain is benefit from Intel’s latest microcode and ASRock is the first to implement this new update before Chinese New Year, the new BIOS for Z790 series motherboards are as below, 600 & B760 series will be updated shortly!