Support bios upgrade.
z690 motherboard can definitely support 13 generation core! The 13th-generation i5 13600k is also supported by the z690, of course, and now the z790 motherboard! Therefore, small partners with the z690 motherboard do not need to change the motherboard can directly on the 13-generation cpu. However, according to various manufacturers, the z690 must upgrade the bios to use the 13th-generation processor.