ASUS Announces Support for Next-Generation LGA 1151 Socket Processors

2016/10/04

UEFI BIOS updates available immediately for all ASUS 100 series motherboards, enabling compatibility with latest LGA 1151 CPUs

Taipei, Taiwan (4th October, 2016) — ASUS today announced that all 100-series motherboards will now support next-generation Intel® Core™ processors. A quick and easy UEFI BIOS update unleashes the full potential of the next-generation high-performance CPUs for socket LGA 1151, reaffirming ASUS as the BEST leading motherboard brand — Best Selling, Easy to Use, Stable and Trusted.
Owners of ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG), Pro Gaming, Signature and TUF Z170, H170, B150 and H110 motherboards are able to take advantage of the easy upgrade to the award-winning ASUS UEFI BIOS, which is available today via the relevant ASUS Support web page.

Instant compatibility with next-generation Intel Core processors

All ASUS 100-series motherboards that include the ASUS USB BIOS Flashback feature allow users to apply UEFI BIOS updates with ease. For other ASUS 100-series motherboards the necessary UEFI BIOS update takes just one click in an easy-to-use Windows-based BIOS updater application, ASUS EZ Update, which is available to download from the ASUS website.
Users keen to take advantage of the power of the next generation of LGA1151 Intel Core processors should visit product support page via www.asus.com and download the relevant UEFI BIOS version today. The following ASUS 100-series motherboards can be updated for compatibility with the latest Intel CPUs:

List of supported models:


Intel Chipset

Model Name

BIOS Version

Z170

MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME

2202

Z170

MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA

2202

Z170

MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

2202

Z170

MAXIMUS VIII HERO

2202

Z170

MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

2202

Z170

MAXIMUS VIII GENE

2202

Z170

MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT

2202

Z170

Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA

2003

Z170

Z170 PRO GAMING

2003

Z170

Z170I PRO GAMING

2003

Z170

Z170-PREMIUM

2202

Z170

Z170-DELUXE

2202

Z170

Z170-PRO

2202

Z170

Z170-A

2202

Z170

Z170-AR

2202

Z170

Z170-E

2202

Z170

Z170-K

2003

Z170

Z170-P D3

2002

Z170

Z170-P

2003

Z170

Z170M-PLUS

2002

Z170

Z170M-E D3

2001

Z170

SABERTOOTH Z170 S

2202

Z170

SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1

2202

Q170

Q170T

2002

Q170

Q170S1

2001

Q170

Q170M-C

2003

Q170

Q170M2

2001

Q170

Q170I-PLUS

2002

H170

H170 PRO GAMING

2003

H170

H170-PRO/USB 3.1

2002

H170

H170-PRO

2003

H170

H170-PLUS D3

2002

H170

H170M-PLUS

2002

H170

H170M-E D3

2001

H170

H170I-PRO

2002

H110

H170I-PLUS D3

2001

B150

B150 PRO GAMING/AURA

2003

B150

B150 PRO GAMING D3

2001

B150

B150 PRO GAMING

2003

B150

B150-A

2001

B150

B150-PRO D3

2001

B150

B150-PRO

2002

B150

B150-PLUS D3

2001

B150

B150-PLUS

2002

B150

B150M-PLUS D3

2001

B150

B150M-PLUS

2003

B150

B150M-A/M.2

2003

B150

B150M-A

2001

B150

B150M-C D3

2001

B150

B150M-C

2003

B150

B150M-D D3

2001

B150

B150M-D

2002

B150

B150M-V PLUS

2002

B150

B150M-K D3

2001

B150

B150M-K

2003

B150

B150M-F PLUS

2002

B150

B150M-ET M2

2002

B150

B150M-ET D3

2001

B150

B150M-ET

2001

B150

PIO-B150M

2002

B150

EX-B150M-V5 D3

2001

B150

EX-B150M-V5

2002

B150

EX-B150M-V3

2003

H110

H110-PLUS

2002

H110

H110M-R

2002

H110

H110M-PLUS D3

2001

H110

H110M-PLUS

2002

H110

H110M-A/M.2

2003

H110

H110M-A/DP

2002

H110

H110M-A D3

2001

H110

H110M-A

2001

H110

H110M-C D3

2001

H110

H110M-D D3

2001

H110

H110M-D

2002

H110

H110M-ET

2001

H110

H110M-E/M.2

2002

H110

H110M-E D3

2001

H110

H110M-E

2002

H110

H110M-K D3

2001

H110

H110M-K

2003

H110

H110I-PLUS

2002

H110

H110T

2002

H110

H110S1

2002

C232

E3-PRO V5

2002

C232

E3M-PLUS V5

2003

C232

E3M-ET V5

2001

C232

E3 PRO Gaming V5

2002