Z790 microcode fix for 13/14th gen?

[GoTSkillZ]

Hi,

When will the new microcode bios fix be available for z790 motherboards for 13/14th gen? as per intel it was supposed to be out by the 10th right?

[Silent_Scone · Accepted solution]

Hi @GoTSkillZ 

I suspect very soon if not already for some SKUs but you can grab the beta here

[Angstromboli]

Check your motherboard's bios page now, at least for the Z790 Prime-A Wifi they added a new BIOS update with the microcode literally today (despite it saying 7/10/24).

[wgaijin]

Oh I hope this bios update will be released soon and will solve all the heating and all speed problems. I'm still using intel baseline

[NYC_Fanboy]

New BIOS 2402 for ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI released a few hours ago.

[mr_allroy]

Noob question here.  Is the microcode a permanent update?  For example, if I update my bios to the newest with the microcode update and then revert to an older bios, will my MB still have the microcode update?

[PerpetualCycle]

No it will boot the microcode the old bios had.

[bass_junkie_xl]

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Updated with microcode 0x125 to ensure eTVB operates within Intel specifications

Updating this BIOS will simultaneously update the corresponding intel ME to version 16.1.30.2307. Please note after you update this BIOS, the ME version remains the updated one even if you roll back to an older BIOS later.

[PerpetualCycle]

This is not a fix. They discovered this bug while investigating. Intel still has not revealed the root cause. 

[INDIANAJUNE2]

hey , can you guys tell me what this is suppose to fix ? trying to decide if i need it or not.