[NUC/DESKTOP/MINI PC] Instability Issues with Intel 13th and 14th Gen Desktop Processors and Latest ASUS BIOS Update

Intel recently issued a statement regarding instability issues with some of their 13th and 14th generation desktop processors (July 2024 Update on Instability Reports on Intel Core 13th and 14th Gen Desktop Processors - Intel Community). 

ASUS is aware of this issue and is actively taking measures to assist our customers in mitigating its impact.

 

This issue will affect models equipped with the following CPUs:

 

13th Generation Intel® Core™ ProcessorsIntel® Core™ processors (14th gen)
i9-13900KSi9-14900KS
i9-13900Ki9-14900K
i9-13900KFi9-14900KF
i9-13900Fi9-14900F
i9-13900i9-14900
i7-13700Ki7-14700K
i7-13700KFi7-14700KF
i7-13790Fi7-14790F
i7-13700Fi7-14700F
i7-13700i7-14700
i5-13600Ki5-14600K
i5-13600KFi5-14600KF

 

If your ASUS Desktop/NUC/Mini PC uses one of the Intel CPUs listed above, ASUS will provide an additional two-year extended warranty for the CPU beyond the original warranty period (up to a maximum of five years).

 

Additionally, ASUS will actively collaborate with Intel to incorporate the latest version of the microcode into the BIOS of the following models. Relevant updates are expected to be gradually released on the ASUS support website starting from September. 

 

 

Product LineSeries Model BIOS Version
Desktop D500ME D500ME
S500ME
D500MEC
M500ME
D500MEES
BIOS 308 (or later) version
DesktopD500MER D500MER
S500MER
M500MER
D500MERES
D500MERC
BIOS 305 (or later) version
Desktop D500SE D500SE
S500SE
D500SEC
M500SE
D500SEES
BIOS 308 (or later) version
Desktop D500SER D500SER
S500SER
M500SER
D500SERES
D500SERC
BIOS 305 (or later) version
Desktop D500TE D500TE
S500TE
D501TE
D500TEC
D500TEES
M500TE
BIOS 329 (or later) version
Desktop D500TERD500TER
S500TER
BIOS 325 (or later) version
Desktop D700ME D700ME
S700ME
D700MEC
M700ME
D700MEES
M700ME
BIOS 308 (or later) version
Desktop D700MER D700MER
M700MER
D700MERES
D700MERC
BIOS 305 (or later) version
Desktop D700SE D700SE
S700SE
D700SEC
M700SE
D700SEES
BIOS 308 (or later) version
Desktop D700SER D700SER
S700SER
M700SER
D700SERES
D700SERC
BIOS 305 (or later) version
DesktopD700TED700TE
D701TE
M700TE
D700TEES
BIOS 325 (or later) version
Desktop D700TER D700TER BIOS 325 (or later) version
Desktop D800MDR D800MDR
D800MDRES
M800MDR
D800MDRC
D800MDRES 
BIOS 335 (or later) version
Desktop D800SDR D800SDR
M800SDR
D800SDRES
D800SDRC
BIOS 335 (or later) version
Desktop D900MDR D900MDR
M900MDR
D900MDRES
BIOS 335 (or later) version
Desktop D900SDR D900SDR
M900SDR
D900SDRES
BIOS 335 (or later) version
Desktop D901MDR D901MDR
D901MDRES
D901MDRC
D901SDR
BIOS 314 (or later) version
Desktop D901SDR D901SDRES
D901SDRC
M901SDR
BIOS 324 (or later) version
Desktop G13CH G13CH BIOS 324 (or later) version
Desktop G13CHRG13CHRBIOS 325 (or later) version
Desktop G16CH G16CH BIOS 325 (or later) version
Desktop G16CHR G16CHR BIOS 325 (or later) version
Desktop G22CHG22CHBIOS 411 (or later) version
Desktop G35CA G35CA BIOS 324 (or later) version
Desktop PD500TE PD500TE BIOS 324 (or later) version
Desktop S500SE BIOS 308 (or later) version
Desktop S500TE BIOS 329 (or later) version
Desktop S501ME S501ME
S502ME
S501MEC
BIOS 326 (or later) version
Desktop S501MER S501MER
S501MERC
S502MER
BIOS 325 (or later) version
Desktop S502MER S502MER BIOS 325 (or later) version
Desktop S701TER S701TER BIOS 305 (or later) version
NUC NUC 13 Extreme KitNUC13RNGI9
NUC13RNGI7
NUC13RNGI5
BIOS 0062 (or later) version
NUC NUC 13 Extreme Compute ElementNUC13SBBI9
NUC13SBBI7
NUC13SBBI5
BIOS 0062 (or later) version
Mini PCPB63  BIOS 1.13.00 (or later) version