10-23-2022 11:35 PM - edited 10-18-2023 07:21 AM
i will use this as a collection of test bioses/tools/info targeted towards Raptorlake + z69/790
NOTE for Z690: You must update ME on your Z690 to properly support raptorlake (if you are on dual bioses then you need to do this to both bioses)
1) d/l and install ME driver
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/03CHIPSET/DRV_MEI_Intel_Cons_ADL_TP_W11_64_V2229320_20220809B....
2) update ME with ME Update Tool (I know there are newer versions but its not up on Asus official site yet so >= this version is fine)
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/03CHIPSET/MEUpdateTool_16.1.25.1885_T.zip
3) update to Latest BIOS of your choice
Note 2 for Z690: i have some Z690s that are already LOW in battery so you are advised to use a new Battery during this upgrade.
New test bioses
Z690 Apex
Z690 Extreme
Z690 Hero
Z690 Hero Eva
Z690 Extreme Glacial
Z690 Formula
Z690 Strix E
Z690 Strix F
Z690 Strix G
Z690 Strix A WIFI D4
Z690 Strix A WIFI
Z690 Strix I
Z690 Creator
Z690 Prime A
Z690 Tuf
Z690 Tuf D4
Z690 Tuf WIFI
Z690 Tuf D4 WIFI
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Z790 Extreme
Z790 Hero
Z790 Apex
Z790 Strix I
Z790 Strix F
Z790 Strix E
Z790 Strix A D4
Z790 Strix A
Z790 ProArt
Z790 Strix H
Z790 Prime A WIFI
Z790 Prime M Plus D4
Z790 Prime P
Z790 Prime P D4
Z790 Prime P WIFI
Z790 Prime P WIFI D4
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Latest ocpak
Turbovcore
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ifsr8x0zncxcvyd/TurboV_Core_1.10.20.zip?dl=0
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05-08-2025 12:35 PM
After inserting it's just the 12F, the other 5 (?) which were shown before are gone after.
05-08-2025 12:42 PM
This has to break the BIOS functionality to choose a microcode. I'll just wait for an official update. Thanks anyways!
05-08-2025 12:46 PM - edited 05-08-2025 01:32 PM
EDIT: I have not tried it though. It looks like these are not overwritten, just don't show up in UBU after updating because they use CPUID FF0671, which is not a valid Intel CPUID (indicates vendor modified microcode) and are rejected by UBU as corrupted microcode because of this. However they have a larger offset in the bios than other microcodes.
05-08-2025 02:37 PM
I appreciate your effort - thank you!
05-07-2025 09:57 AM
@SAFEDISK Thank you so much for the beta BIOS-es. Hope you will manage to provide new BIOS-es with "Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen Vmin Shift Instabilty Update - New Microcode Update (0x12F)" using ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI II
Thank you so much!
05-20-2025 05:19 AM
New BIOSes are up boys!
Apex Encore here: https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-maximus/rog-maximus-z790-apex-encore/helpdesk_bios/
05-20-2025 05:26 AM
Here we go.
Asus is distributing the latest final UEFI with the latest microcode 0x12F.
This should fulfill the wishes of all users requesting updates here.😉
05-20-2025 01:32 PM - edited 05-20-2025 01:42 PM
Carefully with this new bios. PC refuses to boot after updating to 3001. "Attempting repairs". Never ever had an issue before this bios .
edit:
maybe false alarm, after removing the usb stick I flashed the bios from system boots normal. never had to remove this stick before booting though...
05-20-2025 03:04 PM
Updated just fine to 3001, CPU-Z score more or less the same, there is some variance from run to run but I blame Windows 11 24H2 for that.
One thing I noticed, I had to manually set XMP RAM frequency speed otherwise it would run on JEDEC 4800. Used to work just by Enable XMP I.
V/F voltage points are a little lower, which is weird I thought they are fused in CPU, but seems to be calculated by microcode somehow. -5mV on low frequencies till 3.4 GHz.
Windows booted.
Since I didn't load the old CMO profile, I spent more than an hour to input my settings, so didn't test anything else.
05-20-2025 10:02 PM
XMP works fine for me. But I only use RAM that can handle up to 5600 MT/s.
Otherwise, everything is fine with 3001 on my board.
If XMP isn't working well for you, it could be because you're using RAM with high MT/s.
There have been occasional problems with recent UEFI updates in the past.
Furthermore, Intel 13th and 14th Gen processors only support RAM up to a maximum of 5600 MT/s. Anything above that is overclocked, and it may work, but it doesn't have to.
If it worked until the update, something in the microcode was probably changed, so you now have to intervene manually.
Because of the V/F voltage points, if they were permanently embedded in the CPU, Intel would never have been able to address the problems with excessive voltages via microcode, and the chaos would have been even greater, or all the 13th and 14th Gen CPUs would have been scrapped.
But you should have noticed earlier that they were not permanently anchored in the CPU, but were adaptable via microcode for Intel, because that was the only way they could mitigate the problem somewhat.😉