The BIOS:
As far as the BIOS is concerned, at first glance, we recognize that we are at Asus. Those who are used to the brand will find it without any difficulty. As a reminder, the tab that will interest us the most is ” AI Tweaker “.
Before starting, we remind you that it is essential to regularly update your BIOS. Moreover, the Asus team regularly proposes patches that it would be a shame not to take advantage of. You can also save your BIOS on a USB key. This way, you can reload them after updating your BIOS if you decide to keep certain profiles, especially those dedicated to CPU or memory overclocking. By default, you land on the BIOS overview page each time, in order to have access to all the parameters, press the F7 key.
The BIOS captures were taken with the XMP profile of our GSKill Trident Z Royal Elite 4000 MHz CL14 kit enabled. The other new option is ” Memory controller: DRAM Frequency Ratio ” which arrived with Rocket Lake. You will have the choice between Gear 1, Gear 2 and Gear 4.
The ” Loadline calibration ” is in auto mode for comparative tests but we will come back to its function when overclocking the i5-13600KF. The other sections are present since the previous generations and allow you to flash your motherboard, to control the speed of the fans and to create test profiles.
The different voltages:
We will see in the ” overclocking ” section, the essential voltages for the CPU as well as for boosting the DDR5 memory. You should know that it is possible to deactivate the E-core but that the performance of your processor then takes a serious blow. We’ll tell you about it in the rest of the article.
Finally, saving profiles is highly recommended when performing tests. It saves time. You can also save them on a USB key.
Unfortunately on this card and therefore in this BIOS, we do not find any CPU or memory profiles. It’s a pity for a DDR4 ROG series card. Finally, we still find the prediction system that gives you an idea of the general overclocking potential of your CPU but also more specifically of your P-Core and E-Core. The interest is to have the highest value. Now that we have done the BIOS tour, let’s move on to the tests.
Don’t hesitate to ask for advice on our forum and discord if you encounter any problems when setting up your BIOS.
