ASRock B760M-ITX/D4 WiFi

Launch Stability & Compatibility

The initial firmware rollout establishes the baseline for the B760 platform, with version 1.12 ensuring foundational system functionality. Subsequent updates, including version 2.04, refine processor settings and enhance memory compatibility to stabilize early DDR4 configurations. Version 3.05 expands hardware support to include 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh processors while updating the Management Engine (ME) and GOP drivers. The architecture is further flexible with version 4.03, which introduces a Multi Microcode function, allowing users to toggle between different microcode revisions for specific performance or compatibility needs.

Feature Maturity & Hardware Support

Mid-cycle updates focus on security hardening and feature expansion. Version 5.02 patches high-severity UEFI image parsing vulnerabilities known as LogoFAIL, securing the boot process against logo-based execution attacks. Performance capabilities are broadened in version 6.05, which enables Intel Application Optimization (APO) support for 12th and 13th Gen Core processors, allowing the scheduler to dynamically allocate resources for gaming workloads. These versions also continue to iterate on memory compatibility and CPU performance tuning.

Critical Security & Power Management

Recent firmware prioritizes the mitigation of voltage-related instability in high-performance Intel processors. Version 7.05 enforces Intel Default Settings for K-series SKUs and integrates Microcode 0x125 to correct the eTVB algorithm, preventing unsafe frequency boosts at high temperatures. Protection is escalated in version 8.01 with Microcode 0x129, which implements a voltage clamp to restrict requests above 1.55V. The root cause of Vmin Shift Instability is addressed in version 9.01 via Microcode 0x12B, which manages elevated voltage requests during idle states. Finally, version 10.04 integrates Microcode 0x12F to provide advanced mitigation against edge-case voltage drifts and "Always On" degradation risks, with versions 11.01 and 11.02 finalizing system compatibility.