The ASUS PRIME Z690-A is an ASUS PRIME series mainstream motherboard supporting 12th/13th Gen Intel Core processors (Intel 600-series chipset) on the LGA1700 socket with DDR5 memory. It targets home office users and mainstream builders and provides a comprehensive feature set for its platform tier. BIOS updates deliver stability improvements, security patches, new processor compatibility, and platform optimizations.
Product released: November 1, 2021
Latest firmware version
Version 4505, released December 15, 2025
What's new in version 4505
1.Enhance overall system security.
2.Update the ME Firmware version to 16.1.38.2676.
Updating this BIOS will simultaneously update the corresponding intel ME to version 16.1.38.2676. Please note after you update this BIOS, the ME version remains the updated one even if you roll back to an older BIOS later.