Could the CPUs arrive sooner than we thought?
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Last November, Intel unveiled its 12th generation processors, which, unlike previous years, differed significantly from the previous series in their production technology and design. In January 2022, the weaker models and motherboards also hit the shelves, including the i5-12400 CPU, which together with a cheaper board can prove to be a real best buy.
You could already guess that Intel could release the 13th generation relatively soon, in the fall of 2022, since we can expect the debut of AMD’s Ryzen 7000 processors by that time as well. We still cannot talk about exact dates, but it is telling that ASUS has already released a BIOS update for the Z690 motherboards.
Thanks to this, Asus boards are already prepared to receive Raptor Lake CPUs!
| ASUS Z690 Raptor Lake support | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Series | Model name | BIOS version |
| Z690 | ROG | ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME GLACIAL | 1601 |
| ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME | 1601 | ||
| ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA | 1601 | ||
| ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO | 1601 | ||
| ROG MAXIMUS Z690 APEX | 1601 | ||
| ROG Z690 HERO OUT | 1601 | ||
| ROG STRIX | ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI | 1601 | |
| ROG STRIX Z690-F GAMING WIFI | 1601 | ||
| ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI | 1601 | ||
| ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 | 1601 | ||
| ROG STRIX Z690-G GAMING WIFI | 1601 | ||
| ROG STRIX Z690-I GAMING WIFI | 1601 | ||
| ProArt | ProArt Z690-CREATOR WIFI | 1601 | |
| PRIME | PRIME Z690-A | 1601 | |
| PRIME Z690-P WIFI | 1603 | ||
| PRIME Z690-P | 1603 | ||
| PRIME Z690-P WIFI D4 | 1603 | ||
| PRIME Z690-P D4 | 1603 | ||
| PRIME Z690M-PLUS D4 | 1603 | ||
| TUF GAMING | TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS | 1601 | |
| TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI | 1601 | ||
| TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS D4 | 1601 | ||
| TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 | 1601 | ||
There is a good chance that H610/B660/H670 chipset owners will also receive BIOS updates during the summer, but it is not surprising that ASUS started the process with copies available in the more expensive price segment.
Source: Videocardz
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