The Intel Core i9-9900KS is slated to land next month. Naturally, motherboard vendors have to deploy updated motherboard firmware to accommodate the new 14nm Coffee Lake chip. Apparently, ASRock and Asus are ahead of the pack this time.

Strangely, only the brands' Z390 motherboards have received the new firmware, which puts in doubt whether their other offerings will be able to house the Core i9-9900KS.

On ASRock's side, the manufacturer has rolled out updates for the Z390 Phantom Gaming X, Z390 Taichi, Z390 Steel Legend and Z390M Pro4 motherboards.

As for Asus, the brand has started to update the Z390-based ROG (Republic of Gamers) lineup, such as the Maximus XI Apex, Maximus XI Gene, Maximus XI Hero, Maximus XI Hero (Wi-Fi) and Strix Z390-E Gaming motherboards.

First priority is likely going to the better sellers; however, it's likely that not all Intel 300-series motherboards will support the Core i9-9900KS either.

Intel Core i9-9900KS vs. Intel Core i9-9900K

	Price (USD)	Cores / Threads	TDP	Base Clock	Boost Clock	Total Cache	PCIe Lanes	Memory Support
Core i9-9900KS	?	8 / 16	?	4.0 GHz	5.0 GHz	16MB	PCIe 3.0 x16	DDR4-2666
Core i9-9900K	$488	8 / 16	95W	3.6 GHz	5.0 GHz	16MB	PCIe 3.0 x16	DDR4-2666

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Posted By: Brink
16 Sep 2019