[Request] How to boost the performance of a Gigabyte GA-Z97X Gaming 7 by BIOS modding?

[PitKoz]

I have posted several posts in a row as I can not add quote during editing. IDK why. I am using Nightly and I did report to dev team this already.
… the style is chatting like… I do not like it as well but it is caused per the above explanation.

About Marvel: its performance is as low as IRST both are not working OK. Test Disk was before about 4.5 - 5 now is slightly above 1.
IRST is never full speed to me. But I got used to it. It keeps about 1.5 for RAID 1 Matrix disregarding completely the HDD potential speed and really discovered parameters.

I was wondering if 15 series OROM can be implemented but got this answer.

@Fernando

Before looking for the best matching Intel RAID ROM or EFI RaidDriver version for your specific Intel RAID system, you should make sure, which Intel RAID driver version is the "best" for your old Z97 chipset system. According to my own benchmark comparison tests done with different Intel RAID0 systems, I really doubt, that it is the current latest available Intel RST(e) driver v15.9.8.1050.

So this answer is correct direction to go:

@Fernando

>Intel RST(e) RAID ROM v13.5.0.2164< (>MIRROR<) Thanks to lordkag for the source file.
Here is a slightly modified variant of this Intel RAID ROM module:

[li]>"Universally TRIM modified" Intel RST(e) RAID ROM v13.5.0.2164 with TRIM in RAID0 support< (>MIRROR<)
Note: This modded OROM may be usable with all DEV_2822/282a Intel RAID Controllers, but has originally been designed for Intel 8-/9-Series chipsets. For details look >here<. Credits go to CPL0 aka Dufus for having developed this special OROM modification./li]

as my dev-ids are:
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822&SUBSYS_B0051458&REV_00
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822&SUBSYS_B0051458
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822&CC_010400
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822&CC_0104
and chipset is Z97X

I would opt for these version of OROM and compatible with it NVMe part of it

And the second option:

@Fernando

@PitKoz: For an Intel 9-Series chipset system As I already have written earlier, I would install the
Intel (RST(e) driver v13.2.8.1002 and put the Intel RAID OROM
v13.2.2.2224 into the BIOS.

I do not have the proper knowledge to decide which one to go, as if we change OROM and NVM Bios one of them should be implemented. Maybe Fernando can say the last word for it here.
I am lost with these options as can not understand differences between them, I can but not really know if I need them or not, if trim works in Raid 1 ?.

Or last option: Quickest, leave all OROM and NVMe BIOS modules as they already are in F8 and change only Microcodes for CPU causing performance problems.

@Lost_N_BIOS

Yes, you can go back to F6 if you wanted, but I do suggest you don’t, but it’s your board so up to you. I could instead, put the microcodes from F6 into F8, that’s what’s causing you performance losses

And now, the last question, I do not understand, but it is already in F8 BIOS, why after Upgrade from F6 to F8 if the firmware was not changed, the Network Card has changed Dev-id and was recognized as different Hardware.

@Lost_N_BIOS

About 15 series comment, that doesn’t make sense, you didn’t give your text of "I got this answer" and the link provided is a driver thread link (unrelated to BIOS modules, and not linked to any single post or comment, etc)

This is now done, I could not finish at the time.
Was going for an important meeting. and did not finish those lines.


So can we proceed with this version of the scenario after a final word from Fernando, and mod F8 to custom and see the performance upgrade?

Anyway, I am happy that the PC so far is not refusing cooperation with me.

Thanks.