ASRock Kills Intel Skylake Bug With BIOS Update, Fire

[ASRock_Support-2]

I am ASRock TSD Danny.

For Intel Skylake bug issue, ASRock already phase-in Microcode 0x74 to all 100 series models’ BIOS, and upload the latest BIOS to ASRock official website download link.
Please visit your product download link to do the BIOS update.
After updating the BIOS, it’s guaranteed to be bug-free when running Prime95.

Link:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/index.asp?s=1151

 

[Sakkura]

I am ASRock TSD Danny.

For Intel Skylake bug issue, ASRock already phase-in Microcode 0x74 to all 100 series models’ BIOS, and upload the latest BIOS to ASRock official website download link.
Please visit your product download link to do the BIOS update.
After updating the BIOS, it’s guaranteed to be bug-free when running Prime95.

Link:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/index.asp?s=1151

There's no BIOS update with the fix available for the Z170 Extreme4 motherboard, as mentioned above.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170%20Extreme4/?cat=Download&os=BIOS

The lack of BIOS update seems to apply to a few other 100 series motherboards too.

 

[Dieffe]

Do you know guys if SkyOC is still possible after this update. I can't get any reference to it on bios changelog nor on Asrock' site where the bios which allowed the feature has been removed.

I own a Asrock Z170 Pro4s. thx

 

[alextheblue]

I would like to see testing to make sure this doesn't impact performance. I'm really surprised they didn't catch this bug earlier - I know a lot of people that use programs like that for stability testing and break in.

 

[farlandprince]

How can a bios update fix CPU bugs ? I dont get it at all.

The BIOS update also contains a CPU microcode update which was provided by intel that addresses the issue.

You did not explain how.

If the fix means "do it again" for every Error , then this is not a fix and will lower the performance.

This is more "not freeze" and not a REAL FIX.

A simple benchmark should show whether the fix hurts performance. If it doesn't hurt performance and does fix the problem, then what's to complain about?

As for being a "REAL FIX", we just don't know unless Intel at least publishes the details of the problem whether it might be properly fixable via a microcode or BIOS patch. Have they detailed the problem? Nobody has mentioned an errata number, so I assume not. If you that concerned about it, maybe you can find it.

Sadly , there is nothing detailed from Intel so far. keep in mind that this problem exists in the Xeon Skylake CPU as well . and people who bought them for business/Science cant wait for bios update ..