ASUS and GIGABYTE have issued BIOS updates for his or her Intel 300-series chipsets-based motherboards that allow the platforms to work with Intel’s upcoming 9th Gen Core processors that includes a brand new stepping. The new CPUs will reportedly be accessible within the coming weeks.
Starting this week, all of ASUS’ 300-series motherboards with the newest BIOS variations will assist Intel’s upcoming 9th Generation Core processors based mostly on a brand new stepping. GIGABYTE has additionally issued new BIOS variations for its 300-series mainboards to allow assist for the aforementioned CPUs.
GIGABYTE reveals that the brand new stepping will carry the R0 stepping ID. Intel’s current 9th Gen Core processors carry the P0 stepping ID, whereas the 8th Gen Core processors use the U0 silicon. ASUS says that the brand new Coffee Lake R0 CPUs shall be launched within the second quarter. Regrettably, neither of the motherboard makers disclose variations between the present and forthcoming CPUs.
ASRock has additionally made an identical announcement.
Producers of processors launch new product steppings for a lot of causes. Some new steppings repair sure errata, different allow increased clocks or decrease TDP. Without a correct disclosure from Intel it’s onerous to say what the brand new stepping will convey. Meanwhile, it’s noteworthy that Intel plans to launch a brand new stepping of its Coffee Lake processors for no matter cause because it will get more and more onerous to make any alterations to fashionable CPUs.
Intel didn’t touch upon the information story.
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Source: ASUS (by way of TechPowerUp)
