- Date:
- Monday , September 18, 2017
- Author:
- Daniel Dobrowolski
- Editor:
- Kyle Bennett
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Courtesy of GIGABYTE. To power the board, GIGABYTE integrated integrated a 12-phase (10+2) digital power delivery system into the X470 AORUS Gaming 7 WIFI board's design. The digital power system was designed with IR digital power controllers and PowIRstage ICs, Server Level Chokes, and Durable Black capacitors. The Gigabyte Z370 Aorus 5 is an ATX motherboard for Intel's 8th-generation Core series processors (code named Coffee Lake). It offers a full range of features, great connectivity, and solid build quality.
GIGABYTE AX370 Gaming K7 AM4 Motherboard Review
GIGABYTE’s AX370 Gaming K7 is in many ways the motherboard the AX370 Gaming 5 should have been. GIGABYTE has a habit of creating multiple SKUs with differences that are so minor that one can’t help but wonder why two separate models exist when they are almost indistinguishable from one another.
continued...NOTE: For all Subsystem Testing, an AMD Ryzen 1700 (3.0GHz / 3.7GHz Boost) and 2x 8GB (16GB total) Kingston HyperX (3200MHz DDR4 16-18-18-36, [email protected]) memory modules running at DDR4 2133MHz speeds (stock testing, up to 3200MHz overclocked) were used. For power, I used the an XFX XTR 850watt unit. Our discreet graphics card needs were handled by an EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780Ti reference card. The CPU was cooled with a Koolance Exos 2.5 system and an Alphacool Eisblock XPX waterblock.
Sound Hardware
GIGABYTE’s AX370 Gaming K7’s audio implementation is identical to the one on the AX370 Gaming 5. It uses dual ALC1220 HD 7.1 channel HD audio CODECs. These are split between the front and rear audio jacks. Both CODECs have what GIGABYTE calls a 'smart headphone AMP' which allows for auto-detection and adjustment of headphone impedance for better sound quality. Both CODECs are rated at 120dB SNR for output and 114Db SNR for recording. Standard PCB isolation and dedicated Nichicon audio capacitors are used in the design of the AX370 Gaming K7 as with any other modern GIGABYTE design. While not part of the standard audio system specifically, the AX370 Gaming K7 is equipped with dual USB DAC UP 2 ports which have dedicated, adjustable power and voltage compensation to improve the quality of external USB audio DACs.
The following specifications were taken from the manufacturer’s website:
2x Realtek ALC1220 codecs
Support for Sound Blaster X-Fi MB5
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out
As usual, the audio solution is good. It sounds identical to the solution found on the AX370 Gaming 5, which isn’t surprising since these boards are almost identical. Like the Gaming 5, this motherboard has impedance detection, which until recently was something that I had only seen on ASUS motherboards.
Audio - Subjective Listening
For subjective listening, you want to listen to something that covers a range of sound types. For this portion of the review I went with Five Finger Death Punch’s American Capitalist CD.
CD audio was flawless.
Audio - Microphone Port Testing
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The onboard audio MIC-IN port was tested using a Logitech Internet Chat Headset. Spoken words were recorded from the Windows Sound Recorder found under the Accessories folder in the start menu within Windows. The recording was using the highest quality settings available in the control panel for the audio device being used to record.
With the microphone boost option disabled, the sample had good audio levels and virtually zero distortion. With the microphone boost option enabled, the audio levels were higher, and distortion increased somewhat as well.
Gaming Audio Quality
I have been doing this for some time on our motherboards to get a sense of how well these onboard audio solutions behave regarding playing actual games. Due to the ease in which I can simply copy the game over the network without installing it, I have selected EA/BioWare’s Knights of the Old Republic MMO. No matter how you feel about this game, one area it does well in is audio. The iconic Star Wars music is part of the game’s sound track and its various themes can be heard in the game world. This is music that many people grew up with having watched the movies more times than could easily be counted. I think allows for ease of comparison on different platforms and sources.
When gaming, the audio solution was excellent with crisp, clear playback and good audio levels.
DPC Latency
Deferred procedure call latency or DPC testing is something that we’ve been asked about and this is the first article we’ve done which integrates that type of testing. For those who may not know what DPC is I’ll explain. Deferred procedure calls are a function within Windows that allows higher priority tasks such as device drivers to defer lower priority tasks for execution at later times. It’s an interrupt and reassignment of sorts performed by the operating system.
DPC latency varies from board model to model and brand to brand. DPC issues show up in the form of audio dropouts and streaming video issues. Naturally this is something that the enthusiast would want to avoid. Fortunately, there is a nice tool for checking this which doesn’t even require and installer. I used the LatencyMon and let it run for 10 minutes to graph the results.
I thought it necessary to look at some systems which I wouldn’t have suspected of having any DPC latency issues around my house to get some baseline numbers for comparison. The utility graphs out the data nicely and tells you what your latency results mean in terms of the real-world problems you might encounter with the current system configuration. I went with my own personal machine which uses the ASUS Rampage V Extreme’s onboard audio and Windows 10.
ASUS ROG Rampage V Extreme
Our baseline system shows a reported interrupt to process latency of 225 and the highest reported DPC routine execution time was 262. This means that you shouldn’t experience any drop out issues with audio or video on this system.
AX370 Gaming K7
The reported interrupt to process latency of 25,100 and the highest reported DPC routine execution time was 491. It’s odd that my results were this bad. I tried disabling the various GIGABYTE software installs without any success. Given that we saw this with the AX370 Gaming 5, I’m not surprised by the result. Eventually, I’m certain GIGABYTE will address this in some way as it usually does. That said, your mileage may vary and a different system built around this motherboard might not have this issue.
Drive Performance
SSD Testing
For our testing, the operating system is always installed to a Samsung 840 Pro SATA based SSD using the controller in AHCI or RAID modes as required. In certain specific circumstances an Intel SSD 750 400GBdrive is used in a U.2 configuration for our operating system installation. Often this is used to verify NVMe boot capability or to circumvent issues installing to a standard SATA drive with AMD X370 chipset based motherboards. M.2 functionality is tested using a Corsair MP500 240GB drive for standalone M.2 testing. A second, identical drive is employed for testing RAID0 performance on motherboards that support this functionality natively, without PCIe adapter kits. This is a PCIe based SSD drive supporting the NVMe protocol.
USB 2.0 Testing
To test the capabilities of the onboard USB 2.0 connections, we used a Sans Digital external eSATA / USB 2.0 drive enclosure, connected via the USB 2.0 port. Installed in the enclosure are dual Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX drives in a RAID0 configuration. In theory, this should always saturate the USB 2.0 connection an isolate the motherboard as the biggest variable in our USB 2.0 performance tests.
USB 3.x Testing
Standard SATA III 6Gb/s drive tests were performed using Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX hard drives on all SATA headers. The SATA drives were used for testing in RAID 0 16k block size configurations on all applicable controllers when possible. Frequently, third party or AMD based RAID controllers cannot always be configured the same as Intel controllers can. Testing was also conducted using the same model SATA drives in a stand-alone SATA configuration on all applicable controllers. All drive benchmarks were done using the freely available CrystalDiskMark program, run with both 50MB and 100MB sized test sets.
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Given that motherboards are now supporting UASP and various USB 3.0 boost methods on many models, we’ve updated our testing methodology to include a UASP test whenever possible. The USB 3.0 implementation that some manufacturers are using does allow for a performance boost with non-UASP compliant hardware as you’ll see using what these companies call 'turbo' mode. Granted the difference isn’t as pronounced as it is when enabling UASP on a device that supports it. The USB 3.0 Flash drive tests are essentially the same as these have always been since we started doing these tests, but with the added turbo mode test to showcase the feature in action. The USB 3.0 SSD UASP Enabled / Disabled tests are utilizing a Corsair Force GT 60GB SATA 3 SSD plugged into a Thermaltake BlacX 5G docking port which uses a USB 3.0 connection. This device was selected due to having UASP compatible firmware. At present, we are not conducting USB 3.1 testing due to the poor availability of such devices at the time of this writing.
The storage configuration of the AX370 Gaming K7 is simple and straight forward. Storage so far hasn’t been all that different from one X370 motherboard to another which isn’t surprising considering what’s supported by the chipset is fairly robust and equal to that of the Z270 Express chipsets in most respects. Once again matches that of the AX370 Gaming 5. It supports the all the common interface technologies and protocols you’d expect such as USB 2.0, USB 3.1 Gen1&2, SATA 6Gb/s, NVMe, M.2, and U.2. Both Gen 1.0 and Gen 2.0 USB 3.1 ports are supported. Some of the USB 3.x Gen 1.0 ports are off the CPU, this made no discernable difference during our testing. The AX370 Gaming 5 is also configured to use a 4x PCIe lane M.2 interface. Optionally, GIGABYTE could have configured this for SATA and M.2 but this would have left M.2 with only 2x PCIe lanes.
I found the same issues that I experienced with the Gaming 5 on the Gaming K7. You cannot install to a SATA based volume that’s not part of a RAID array if the controller is in RAID mode. I think most people will want to use an NVMe drive for the OS, and that’s exactly what I did here. I used an Intel SSD 750 I had laying around for the OS, as it allowed me to keep the M.2 slot open for testing. I will go ahead and quote my Gaming 5 article given that the information is relevant here.
'I also had a fair amount of issues relating to storage on this platform. First and foremost, I couldn’t install the operating system to any SATA based SSD no matter what I did. The drivers and Windows 10 simply didn’t get along. I could see the drive and even copy files to it, but it wouldn’t ever boot. Most of the time the drivers would simply not let me see the drive. Only the ones from GIGABYTE directly would. I’m not sure what’s in the package as it weighs in at over 1.2GB whereas the AMD driver package is a mere 110MB. The drivers direct from AMD simply didn’t work. This was also an issue with AHCI and RAID modes. In RAID mode, the driver crashed or locked up the system. I used an Intel SSD 750 400GB drive for the OS connected via the U.2 port. Unbeknownst to me, this renders the M.2 port useless. Because these are fixed PCIe lanes attached to the CPU’s PCIe controller, they don’t have the flexibility you’d get on Intel based motherboards. On those I can operate U.2 and M.2 concurrently in most cases. Here that simply isn’t an option. Z170 and Z270 do have the DMI 3.0 link limitation which is more of a theoretical problem than an actual one. It also has the bandwidth for two M.2 drives, but going straight PCIe in AMD’s case seems to be more limiting. I thought this might equate to better performance but it didn’t.
In order to have a functional OS disk, I was forced to use an ASUS Hyper Kit and a U.2 adapter to use the Intel SSD 750 400GB drive as a boot device. This was plugged into the secondary PCIe x16 slot for reference. This did allow me to proceed with testing of the M.2 slot via our Corsair MP500 drive. Because of how M.2 is implemented, there is no RAID capability with M.2. As a result, you will not see results for that. The system doesn’t let you cross RAID between M.2 and U.2 due to the limitations outlined above. You can’t use a PCIe SSD and RAID with a U.2 or M.2 device either. The UEFI has no provisions for doing that. Historically, AMD has always been far more limiting on platform options than Intel has been. This continues with its SATA implementation as well. Intel’s Z270 Express supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10. It supports stripe sizes from 8k to 128k and everything in between. AMD on the other hand only supports RAID 0, 1, and 10. The controller only supports stripe sizes from 32K upward to 128K. This is the reason we see such odd results compared to our Intel controller testing. The stripe size we normally select for Intel based systems gives us more balanced read and write performance. As you can see below, the results are heavily skewed towards reads in this case.'
One difference is that I used an Intel SSD 750 800GB drive which is a PCIe x4 card rather than a U.2 based Intel SSD 400GB. Ordinarily, I’d have used the 400GB drive but the 800GB was on my test bench as it had been pulled from one of my own systems recently.
50MB Test Set
In the 50MB sequential read test, the RAID 0 configuration was faster than the AHCI controller. This is uncommon, but expected. This is because the stripe sets supported by the AMD RAID implementation are different than what Intel supports. You can’t use a stripe size lower than 64k here and as a result, the RAID 0 implementation is faster in this particular test. The USB 2.0 and 3.0 performance was what we’ve come to expect from these interfaces. In the 50MB sequential write test, the RAID 0 controller was faster than the AHCI configuration once again, but it wasn’t as big a gap as we are used to seeing. The AHCI results in both the read and write tests are somewhat slower than we normally see on Intel based controllers, which is not surprising.
100MB Test Set
In the 100MB sequential read test, the RAID 0 configuration was much faster than the AHCI configuration. Once again, the reads are impressive, and faster than we are used to seeing from Intel controllers in this one test. USB performance is again predictable, if not somewhat on the low side. In the 100MB sequential write test we see a similar delta between the AHCI and RAID 0 configurations, though the gap is about what we’d normally expect. This is due to the 64k stripe size being a less balanced approach between reads and writes. It’s unfortunate that AMD’s SATA RAID implementation doesn’t allow for that. USB performance is once again on par with our expectations in 2.0 and 3.0 modes.
M.2 / U.2 NVMe Test Set
Read test performance metrics were as follows: 2777MB/s (50MB), 2733MB/s (100MB), and 2771MB/s (1000MB). In the write tests, we saw the following performance results: 1486MB/s (50MB), 1486MB/s (100MB), and 1486MB/s (1000MB). There were no issues performing the test, with the configuration simply working as it should. It's interesting to note that there is a slight potential for greater speed going straight to the CPU as these lanes are connected directly to it rather than going over DMI 2.0 or 3.0 like Intel systems do. That said, there is more potential for this in Threadripper based systems where you get more lanes to work with than Ryzen 7 based systems have. This will help in multi-drive M.2 RAID arrays.
Network Utilization Tests
LAN Speed Test software was used with Windows Task Manager to determine the performance levels of the onboard network interface. LAN Speed Test was used to measure bandwidth and transfer speeds, while Windows Task Manager monitored CPU utilization on the test system. For the testing, an 800MB file test was used with the default packet configuration for the application. The test was run three times with the middle result chosen. Results were captured for the low, medium and high transfer rates. The test was performed using a plenum rated category 5e crossover cable to bypass any traffic, routing or other transfer issues and possible packet loss or corruption that can be caused by a router/switch or hub. The cables were connected between two test machines, one using the onboard NIC(s) of the board being reviewed and the other is an Intel EXPI9400PT 10/100/1000Mbps PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
Wireless network testing, if applicable was performed using a connection to an 802.11/AC enabled wireless router. ASUS model RTAC56U and then sent to a test machine connected to the same router via a RJ-45 LAN connection. The target system network adapter is a Intel EXPI9400PT 10/100/1000Mbps PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet card. The network settings for both network controllers and the router are all at their defaults and the 802.11/AC router has no other devices connected to it.
GIGABYTE’s AX370 Gaming K7 uses two different integrated NICs. I’m not sure who the genius is that decides this, but the result is that adapter teaming isn’t possible. Why manufacturers do this is beyond me outside of absolute cost. In my opinion, it makes having dual NICs less useful.
The following specifications were taken from the manufacturer's website:
1 x Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1)
1 x Rivet Networks Killer E2500 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)
* Teaming is not supported
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LAN1 (Intel i211-AT)
In our write or upload test, we saw an average throughput of 56.07MB/s. In the read or download test the average transfer rate was 68.45MB/s. The maximum transfer rate in the upload or write test was 60.74MB/s. In the download or read test the maximum transfer rate was 72.28MB/s. The minimum transfer rate in the upload or write test was 54.14MB/s. In the download or read test, the minimum throughput was 65.91MB/s. CPU utilization was 2% in both the read and write tests.
LAN2 (Killer NIC E2500
In the write test, we saw an average transfer rate of 52.88MB/s. In the read or download test we saw an average throughput of 81.88MB/s. The maximum transfer rate in the write test was 55.73MB/s and 85.38MB/s in the read or download test. Lastly, our minimum transfer rates were 46.61MB/s (upload) and 79.75MB/s (download). CPU utilization climbed to 3% in the write test and 5% in the download test.
Benchmark Test Systems
Note: We have changed up our benchmarks somewhat. Our testing standards are shifting, so some results won’t be directly comparable and we only have a couple of data points for newer benchmarks. We will clean these up and as we do future reviews, there will be a greater range of systems to compare. These results are most comparable to the Rampage Edition 10 and the GIGABYTE AX370 for future reference. Our older Z270 and Z170 test systems are provided for reference, but do not represent an 'apples to apples' comparison.
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The following system configurations were used for the Sandra memory benchmark graph, as well as all graphs listed under the Application and Gaming Benchmarks sections:
SiSoft Sandra
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Note that all results above were obtained running the installed memory in dual-channel or quad-channel memory modes where applicable.
The AX370 Gaming K7 comes in just behind the Gaming 5, but only just barely. In fact, I think these numbers are within an acceptable margin of error between them. Naturally, these do not compete well with the now obsolete X99 based results.
In the Sandra CPU test, the AX370 Gaming K7 edges out the less expensive Gaming 5 motherboard.
Hyper Pi
Again, the AX370 Gaming K7 does well enough but falls just behind the rest of the test systems.
wPrime
In wPrime, the Gaming K7 manages to best the other X370 based systems in our testing.
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Gigabyte Motherboard Drivers Overview
Many people feel like to download the latest version for gigabyte motherboard drivers for Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7. And here use Windows 10 as example.
After Windows 10 upgrade, no matter your computer is 32 bit or 64 bit, or it whatever it is using AMD or Intel with which video or sound card, it is a necessity for you to make sure the motherboard drivers such as Gigabyte Z390 Ultra Gaming Motherboard are up-to-date and compatible with Windows 10.
But unlike other specific device drivers, the motherboard drivers consist of various drivers for Windows 10, the most common ones are video, sound card, graphics card and chipset drivers.
Why Update Gigabyte Motherboard Drivers for Windows 10?
Motherboard drivers enable the motherboard hardware to communicate with the operating system, such as Windows 10.
On the other hand, the updated gigabyte motherboard can prevent system crashes and optimize Windows 10 performance.
However, to begin with, you are to figure out your gigabyte motherboard serial number before updating all the relevant motherboard drivers for Windows 10.
How to Identify My Gigabyte Motherboard Model
As different motherboards have different built-in device drivers, consequently, you would better struggle to get through what your gigabyte motherboard number is on Windows 10.
1. Press Windows + R to activate the Run.
2. Input cmd in the box and stroke OK to open the Command Prompt. You need to make sure you are entering as administrator.
3. In Command Prompt, copy and paste the command below and hit Enter to perform it.
wmic baseboard get product,Manufacturer,version,serialnumber
When Windows 10 command prompt tells you the motherboard model number, memorize it for the purpose of finding out the exact gigabyte motherboard drivers for Windows 10.
Now, this article will show you the most effective and feasible ways to get your Gigabyte motherboard drivers for Windows 10. And if you want to play game, you can try this one: GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS PRO WiFi Motherboard.
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Related: How to Find What Motherboard Do I Have on Window 10?
3 Ways to Download Gigabyte Motherboard Drivers
Three ways are available for you to get the Windows 10 new gigabyte motherboard drivers, such as the Chipset (Intel or AMD) drivers and Graphics drivers (Integrated or dedicated).
Method 1: Download Gigabyte Motherboard Drivers Automatically
If you are the user who would like to download gigabyte motherboard drivers quickly and automatically, Driver Booster can help you achieve that. Just as you have been prompted, as the motherboard connect different hardware on your PC, such as CPU, CD drives, RAM and sound, and graphics card.
To update the Gigabyte motherboard drivers is mainly to download the updated chipset, audio, and graphics card drivers, etc.
Driver Booster is capable of download all these motherboard drivers for you within clicks. it is an automatically drivers download and update tool, can help users to get the latest graphic driver, audio driver, USB driver, mouse driver etc with one click. And as the best driver scanner, it can detected the most outdated and missing drivers for your computer.
1. Download, install and run Driver Booster on Windows 10, 8, 7.
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3. Click Update Now. Here you can know which gigabyte motherboard drivers are incompatible with Windows 10. And You will get all the motherboard drivers once you click it.
On the point you install these drivers for the Gigabyte motherboard on Windows 10, you will find your PC goes significantly smooth with the operating system and hardware.
Method 2: Download Gigabyte Motherboard Drivers Manually
If you have known exactly your gigabyte motherboard number, it is feasible and accessible for you to download the latest Windows 10 drivers relevant to the motherboard.
Undoubtedly, Gigabyte motherboard clients can update the motherboard drivers for Windows 10 in Gigabyte Support Center.
Then enter the required information regarding your gigabyte such as Gigabyte model number to find out the motherboard drivers you want.
With this site, you are enabled to gain the most up-to-date gigabyte motherboard drivers, including the graphics, video and audio card drivers.
While, if some motherboards users of the gigabyte or other brands failed to locate the concert motherboard drivers for Windows 10, you can go to the computer manufacturer’s website to download it.
Method 3: Download Gigabyte Motherboard Drivers in Device Manager
Windows has a built-in tool — Device Manager to manage various devices.
Now to download or update the gigabyte motherboard to the newest version, you can choose to finish it in device manager to allow Windows 10 download drivers for you.
As discussed before, to download drivers for gigabyte motherboard, you are required to update the graphics card drivers, chipset drivers and many other hardware drivers for Windows 10.
1. Open Device Manager.
2. Expand a device tree such as Display adapters and the right click the graphics driver to Update Driver.
Here you should pay attention that there may be a built-in video card (Integrated card) on your motherboard and some people may also have a dedicated card, such as NVIDIA Graphics card.
If you have a dedicated graphics card, decide to update its driver.
If not, try to update the integrated card driver for your Gigabyte motherboard.
3. Choose Search automatically for updated driver software.
Windows 10 would search online for the updated drivers for the graphics card.
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4. In Device Manager, find out System devices and expand it to right click the chipset and choose to Update Driver as well.
Here you are able to update Intel or AMD chipset drivers for Windows 10. In device manager, to update drivers related to Gigabyte motherboard, you can make it with the same way of downloading the graphics drivers.
All in all, choose one way suitable in this post to download gigabyte motherboard drivers for Windows 10, 8, 7.
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