ASUS Improves RAM performance every single BIOS update

xkm1948 · Sep 30, 2016

The new 3402 BIOS of Sabertooth X99 offers a small amount of RAM performance gain over 3301. It is good to see ASUS keeps optimizing performance for X99 platform.

3101 BIOS:

3301 BIOS

3402 BIOS

RejZoR · Sep 30, 2016

Not just RAM, L2 and L3 cache got a significant boost as well.

Recon-UK · Sep 30, 2016

Nice.
Now where is my update to HBM speeds for my x58 board ASUS?

RejZoR · Sep 30, 2016

You're rocking a triple channel on that baby. It's still significantly faster than 3/4 of systems even today if you have decently fast RAM on it.

ASOT · Sep 30, 2016

Z170-A BIOS 2202
1.CPU uCode update
2.Support more PCIe-1394 devices.

Previous version Z170-A BIOS 2001 added improve system stability now this one,better and better.

Damocles · Sep 30, 2016

xkm1948 said:
The new 3402 BIOS of Sabertooth X99 offers a small amount of RAM performance gain over 3301. It is good to see ASUS keeps optimizing performance for X99 platform.

3101 BIOS:
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3301 BIOS
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3402 BIOS
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Do you by any chance know if this is the case for my mobo, ASUS Z97-P. Or is it only for X99 mobos? I always update the bios when a new version is released.

FR@NK · Sep 30, 2016

I need to update, but then i'll end up spending all day tweaking bios settings....

Asus said:
RAMPAGE V EDITION 10 BIOS 1003
1. Speed up boot time

2. Improve DDR4 memory compatibility

3. Improve system stability.

R-T-B · Sep 30, 2016

ASUS needs to be more descriptive with their bios change logs. I can't think of one update I've ever gotten that doesn't include the generic line: "Improve system stability."

hat · Sep 30, 2016

R-T-B said:
ASUS needs to be more descriptive with their bios change logs. I can't think of one update I've ever gotten that doesn't include the generic line: "Improve system stability."

"Make computer better"

Toothless · Sep 30, 2016

hat said:
"Make computer better"

Computer be gooder

R-T-B · Sep 30, 2016

Toothless said:
Computer be gooder

OT but my god your new avatar is frightening at first glance...

Toothless · Sep 30, 2016

R-T-B said:
OT but my god your new avatar is frightening at first glance...

BLEEEEYYYYYYYYYY

R-T-B · Sep 30, 2016

Toothless said:
BLEEEEYYYYYYYYYY

That may have been slightly more terrifying than I intended... but google is never wrong.

dorsetknob · Sep 30, 2016

R-T-B said:
That may have been slightly more terrifying than I intended... but google is never wrong.

good photo cannot see selfi stick :oops:

R-T-B · Sep 30, 2016

dorsetknob said:
good photo cannot see selfi stick

That's cause I ate it.

And yes, I'll stop now, mods.

AndyGawg · Oct 13, 2016

Recon-UK said:
Nice.
Now where is my update to HBM speeds for my x58 board ASUS?

Indeed!! I also have a dedicated Folding machine. X58 Sabertooth, 17 990x (6+6) and a GTX 780ti (Gigabyte GHz edition). There have been no BIOS updates at all for about 5 years!! It will not do!! :nutkick:

R-T-B · Oct 13, 2016

AndyGawg said:
Indeed!! I also have a dedicated Folding machine. X58 Sabertooth, 17 990x (6+6) and a GTX 780ti (Gigabyte GHz edition). There have been no BIOS updates at all for about 5 years!! It will not do!!

They can't "improve stability" anymore, so unsure of what to do, they stopped.

AndyGawg · Oct 30, 2016

R-T-B said:
They can't "improve stability" anymore, so unsure of what to do, they stopped.

Yeah, that's what I meant actually. Sorry for my over the top sarcasm.

Nuckles56 · Oct 30, 2016

If they were still supporting the x58 platform, that would be amazing

R-T-B · Oct 30, 2016

AndyGawg said:
Yeah, that's what I meant actually. Sorry for my over the top sarcasm.

lol I was just joking around.

AndyGawg · Oct 30, 2016

R-T-B said:
lol I was just joking around.

I was pretty sure that was the case. Just playing safe. But wish I hadn't posted that now!

R-T-B · Oct 30, 2016

AndyGawg said:
I was pretty sure that was the case. Just playing safe. But wish I hadn't posted that now!

Meh, worse things have happened.

AndyGawg · Oct 30, 2016

R-T-B said:
Meh, worse things have happened.

Very true. Just a few people on any forum seem to have an amazing capacity to be offended/upset, when nothing negative has been said. You are clearly not one of them, if fact same goes for this forum in general.

I guess I should stop reading the kiddie forums at Steam. I have been attacked many times (only on that forum, well Nvida too actually) after posting, politely a suggestion which was absolutely correct. Hence my carefulness. I can only suppose they are embarrassed because the majority of such questions are really simple. In one I figured out he was using his onboard Intel graphics, totally wasting his GTX970. I was attacked and and abused for that even though it must as solved his problem - it was as plain as day. :eek:

Also he never posted in that thread again. It really is funny sometimes. :laugh:

Anyhow, it's nice to be on a forum like this where the feeling is far more mature. Avoid Steam forums!! Nvidia driver feedback forum is almost as bad. Sheeesh. :shadedshu:

RealNeil · Oct 31, 2016

xkm1948 said:
It is good to see ASUS keeps optimizing performance for X99 platform.

I'm amazed that you're testing system performance between BIOS revisions while I can't seem to get off my ass to build my two new X99 systems.

I've had the parts for one of them for 6 weeks, and the second one for 2 weeks. I can't seem to get in gear.

xkm1948 · Oct 31, 2016

RealNeil said:
I'm amazed that you're testing system performance between BIOS revisions while I can't seem to get off my ass to build my two new X99 systems.

I've had the parts for one of them for 6 weeks, and the second one for 2 weeks. I can't seem to get in gear.

Send them over. I don't mind another X99 pc

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ASUS Improves RAM performance every single BIOS update

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R-T-B

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Toothless

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xkm1948

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