ASUS Motherboards Microcode Update for Speculative Execution and Indirect Branch Prediction Side Channel Analysis Method

Important Information about Meltdown and Spectre

ASUS is aware that current Intel® and AMD microcode versions might be subject to recently identified security vulnerabilities, commonly known as Meltdown and Spectre. We are working diligently to update ASUS motherboards that support 6th, 7th or 8th Generation Intel Core™ processors or Intel Core X-Series processors for X99 and X299 platforms*, and also all AMD AM4 / TR4 processors for X399 / X470 / X370 / B350 / A320 platforms. We recommend customers update their systems by downloading and applying the latest BIOS, as soon as the relevant revision becomes available. We also encourage customers to review relevant security information from Intel and AMD, paying particular attention to the appropriate identification and mitigation measures.

*Intel will not release microcode updates for some processors based on the X79/X58/P45 platforms. For details, please see the Intel Microcode Revision Guidance document at: https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/04/microcode-update-guidance.pdf.

Resolution:

Step 1: Check below to see if your motherboard is listed.

Step 2: Download and install the latest BIOS to update affected platforms.

Intel Chipset Model Name BIOS Version X299 ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME 1301 ROG RAMPAGE VI APEX 1301 ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING 1301 ROG STRIX X299-XE GAMING 1301 PRIME X299-DELUXE 1301 PRIME X299-A 1301 TUF X299 Mark 1 1301 TUF X299 Mark 2 1301 Z370 ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA 1101 ROG MAXIMUS X APEX 1101 ROG MAXIMUS X CODE 1101 ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) 1101 ROG MAXIMUS X HERO 1101 ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING 0612 ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING 0612 ROG STRIX Z370-I GAMING 0612 ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING 1101 ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING (WI-FI AC) 0612 ROG STRIX Z370-G GAMING 0612 PRIME Z370-A 0613 PRIME Z370-P 0612 Z370-DRAGON 0612 TUF Z370-PRO GAMING 1101 TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING 0612 Z270 MAXIMUS IX EXTREME 1301 MAXIMUS IX FORMULA 1301 MAXIMUS IX APEX 1301 MAXIMUS IX CODE 1301 MAXIMUS IX HERO 1301 STRIX Z270E GAMING 1302 STRIX Z270F GAMING 1301 STRIX Z270G GAMING 1301 STRIX Z270H GAMING 1301 STRIX Z270H GAMING/K1 1301 STRIX Z270I GAMING 1006 PRIME Z270-A 1302 PRIME Z270-AR 1301 PRIME Z270-K 1006 PRIME Z270-P 1006 PRIME Z270M-PLUS 1006 PRIME Z270M-PLUS/BR 1006 Z270-DRAGON 1006 TUF Z270 Mark 1 1301 TUF Z270 Mark 2 1301 Z170 MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME 3801 MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA 3801 MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA 3801 MAXIMUS VIII HERO 3802 MAXIMUS VIII RANGER 3802 MAXIMUS VIII GENE 3801 MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT 3801 Z170-PREMIUM 3801 Z170-DELUXE 3801 Z170-PRO 3801 Z170-A 3802 Z170-AR 3801 Z170-E 3801 Z170M-E D3 2604 Z170M-PLUS/BR 3606 Z170-K 3606 Z170M-PLUS 3606 Z170 PRO GAMING 3606 Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA 3606 Z170-P 3606 Z170-P D3 2604 Z170I PRO GAMING 3607 SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 3801 SABERTOOTH Z170 S 3801 B150 B150M-A/M.2 3606 B150M-C 3606 B150M-C D3/BR 2604 B150M-C/BR 3606 B150 PRO GAMING 3606 B150 PRO GAMING D3 2604 B150 PRO GAMING/AURA 3606 B150M-A 3606 B150M-D 3606 B150M-D D3 2604 B150-A 3606 B150M-ET 3606 B150M-ET D3 2604 B150M-ET M2 3606 B150M-PLUS 3606 B150M-PLUS D3 2604 B150M-K 3606 B150M-K D3 2604 B150-PLUS 3606 B150-PLUS D3 2604 B150-PRO 3606 B150-PRO D3 2604 B150M-F PLUS 3606 EX-B150M-V 3606 EX-B150M-V3 3606 EX-B150M-V5 3606 PIO-B150M 3606 B150M-A D3 2604 B150M-C D3 2604 B150M-V PLUS 3606 EX-B150M-V5 D3 2604 EX-B150-V7 3606 B150M PRO GAMING 1006 B150I PRO GAMING/AURA 2606 B150I PRO GAMING/WIFI/AURA 2606 TROOPER B150 D3 1006 B250 STRIX B250F GAMING 1006 STRIX B250G GAMING 1006 STRIX B250H GAMING 1006 STRIX B250I GAMING 1006 PRIME B250-A 1006 PRIME B250M-D 1006 PRIME B250M-J 1006 PRIME B250M-K 1006 PRIME B250M-PLUS 1006 PRIME B250M-PLUS/BR 1006 PRIME B250-PLUS 1006 PRIME B250-PRO 1006 PRIME B250M-A 1006 PRIME B250M-C 1006 B250M-F PLUS 1006 B250 MINING EXPERT 1006 B250M-BASALT 1006 B250M-C PRO 1006 B250M-D3V/M.2 1006 B250M-D5H/SMB 1006 B250M-DRAGON 1006 B250-PRO GAMING 1006 B250-MR 1001 B250-S 0819 EX-B250M-V 1006 EX-B250M-V3 1006 EX-B250M-V5 1006 EX-B250-V7 1006 PIO-B250I 1006 STRIX B250F GAMING 1006 H270 PRIME H270-PRO 1006 PRIME H270-PLUS 1006 ROG STRIX H270I GAMING 1006 ROG STRIX H270F GAMING 1006 PRIME H270M-PLUS 1006 H170 H170 PRO GAMING 3606 H170I-PLUS D3 2604 H170I-PRO 3606 H170M-E D3 2604 H170M-PLUS 3606 H170-PLUS D3 2604 H170-PRO/USB 3.1 3606 H170M-PLUS/BR 3606 H170-PRO 3606 H110 H110-4S REV2.0 0805 H110I-PLUS 3606 H110M-A/M.2 3606 H110M-C/HDMI 3606 H110M-C2 3606 H110M-KS 3202 H110M-KS R1 3201 H110M-P/DVI 3606 H110S1 3606 H110T-A 3606 H110I-PLUS D3 2604 H110M-A 3606 H110M-A D3 2604 H110M-C D3 2604 H110M-ET 3606 H110M-HS 0028 H110M-PLUS 3606 EX-H110M-V 3606 EX-H110M-V3 3606 H110-4S 0609 H110I-CM-AA 2801 H110I-PLUS D3/MS 2606 H110M-A/DP 3606 H110M-C 3606 H110M-C D3/BR 2606 H110M-C/BR 3606 H110M-C/PS 3606 H110M-C2/TF 0403 H110M-CS 3606 H110M-CS X 3606 H110M-CS/BR 3606 H110M-D 3606 H110M-D D3 2604 H110M-D/Exper/SI 3606 H110M-D3H/M.2 3606 H110M-D3V 3606 H110M-E 3606 H110M-E D3 2604 H110M-E/M.2 3606 H110M-F 3606 H110M-K 3606 H110M-K D3 2604 H110M-K X 3606 H110M-PLUS D3 2604 H110M-R 3606 H110M-TS 0606 H110-PLUS 3606 H110S2 3606 H110T 3606 PRIME H110M2 3606 PRIME H110M2/FPT 3606 TROOPER H110 D3 1006 PRIME H110M-P 3606 Q170 Q170I-PLUS 2606 Q170M2/CDM/SI 3606 Q170M2/CDM/SI R2.0 3606 Q170-4S 0613 Q170M2 3606 Q170M-C 3606 Q170M-CM-B 3606 Q170S1 3606 Q170T 3606 Q170T V2 3606 Q270 PRIME Q270M-C 1006 Q270-S 0817 POS-AIQ270DX 0229 Q270M-CM-A 1006 X99 X99-DELUXE 3902 X99-S 3902 X99-PRO 3902 X99-A 3902 RAMPAGE V EXTREME 3902 X99-PRO/USB 3.1 3902 X99-A/USB 3.1 3902 SABERTOOTH X99 3902 RAMPAGE V EDITION 10 1902 STRIX X99 GAMING 1902 X99-A II 1902 X99-E 1902 X99-DELUXE II 1902 Z97 Z97-PRO 3503 Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) 3503 Z97-DELUXE 3503 Z97-AR 3503 Z97-A 3503 SABERTOOTH-Z97-MARK-2 3503 SABERTOOTH-Z97-MARK-1 3503 SABERTOOTH-Z97-MARK-S 3503 GRYPHON-Z97-ARMOR-EDITION 3503 GRYPHON-Z97 3503 MAXIMUS-VII-RANGER 3503 MAXIMUS-VII-HERO 3503 MAXIMUS-VII-GENE 3503 MAXIMUS-VII-IMPACT 3503 MAXIMUS-VII-FORMULA 3503 SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 3503 SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 2/USB 3.1 3503 Z97-A/USB 3.1 3503 Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1 3503 Z97-DELUXE/USB 3.1 3502

AMD Chipset Model Name BIOS Version X399 ROG ZENITH EXTREME 1003 ROG STRIX X399-E GAMING WW18 PRIME X399-A WW18 X470 ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO 0509 ROG CROSSHAIR VII HERO (WI-FI) 0509 ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING 4008 ROG STRIX X470-I GAMING 0403 PRIME X470-PRO 4008 TUF X470-PLUS GAMING 4008 X370 ROG CROSSHAIR VI EXTREME 6004 ROG CROSSHAIR VI HERO (Wi-Fi AC) 6004 ROG CROSSHAIR VI HERO 6004 ROG STRIX X370-F GAMING 4009 PRIME X370-PRO 4008 PRIME X370-A 4008 ROG STRIX X370-I GAMING 4009 B350 ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING 4009 PRIME B350-PLUS 4008 ROG STRIX B350-I GAMING 4009 TUF B350M-PLUS GAMING 4009 PRIME B350M-A 4008 PRIME B350M-E 4008 PRIME B350M-K 4008 B350M-DRAGON 4008 A320 EX-A320M-GAMING 4008 PRIME A320M-A 4008 PRIME A320M-E 4008 PRIME A320M-K 4008 PRIME A320M-C R2.0 4008 PRIME A320M-R 4008

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