@Coldblackice:
Only a user, who has access to a PC with a quite similar hardware configuration, can give exact answers to your questions. I don't have such system.
Why don't you find out yourself, which specific AHCI driver is the best one for your specific system with an Intel ICH10R Southbridge?
It is very easy and safe, if you install/update the AHCI driver manually from within the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" resp. "Storage Controllers" section of the Device Manager.
After having done the related benchmark tests it would be fine to see your results within this thread.

@Coldblackice:
You are absolutely right: The impact of a certain storage driver on the system's performance is less important than its impact on the system's functionality and stability.
Unfortunately the user, who is searching for the "best" driver for his specific system, cannot really measure and compare the functionality and stability of his/her system after having changed the in-use storage driver. Regarding the latter points the user has to trust the work of the related chipset manufacturer.

On the other hand you should consider the following:

1. Intel usually doesn't publish details about the specific added/removed features, when a new RST/RST(e) development branch (e.g. v11.7 or v13.2) has been started. Published Release Notes usually just contain the version number(s), where a certain bug had been fixed.
2. As long as Intel is working on a certain development branch, only bugs are fixes, but no features are added or removed.
3. If a certain Intel RST/RST(e) driver development branch seems to be promising for the chipset manufacturer, it will work on them until all known bugs are fixed. That is why the latest released Intel RST/RST(e) drivers of a certain development branch are usually the best regarding functionality and stability.
4. Intel's storage driver development staff takes care about the bugs and the compatibility of their drivers, but obviously do not test and compare the performance impact of a freshly developed driver version on different Intel chipset systems.
5. Since Intel is not interested in developing new or to optimize already existing storage drivers for outdated Intel chipsets, the user of an old Intel system has to find it out him/herself, which specific Intel RST/RST(e) development branch is the best for his/her specific system.
   Note: My own investigations with different Intel chipsets and RST/RST(e) drivers verify, that
   a) the latest Intel RST/RST(e) drivers of a development branch, which natively supports the related chipset, are not always the best and
   b) some Intel chipset systems work the best with an Intel RST/RST(e) driver, which natively doesn't even support the related on-board Intel SATA AHCI Controller (Solution: Usage of a mod+signed driver).

@Joorno:
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!

The latest original driver, which natively supports the Intel SATA AHCI Controller of a specific chipset (here: 6-Series), is not automaticly the best. That is the reason why I am offering mod+signed variants of newer Intel RST drivers, which natively do not support older Intel chipsets.
According to my own benchmark comparison tests (look >here<), the Intel RST(e) drivers v13.2.8.1002 are not only much newer than the v12.9.4.1000 ones, but very performant as well. You can test the mod+signed Intel RST(e) drivers v13.2.8.1002 yourself (don't forget to import the Win-RAID CA Certificate before you do it) and compare them with the WHQL certified v12.9.4.1000 ones.
By the way: Users with an Intel chipset system from 6-Series up, whose Intel SATA Controller is running in RAID mode, don't need to install a mod+signed driver, because all much newer Intel RAID drivers natively do support the DeviceID DEV_2822 of all on-board Intel RAID Controllers.

Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)

@haloce100:
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!

My recommendations, which are layed down within the start post of this thread, are valid for all disk drives, which are connected to any Intel SATA port, no matter whether they are SSDs or HDDs. So there is no difference regarding the choice of the best driver version.
On the other hand you cannot expect from a HDD a performance, which is nearly as good as an SSD.
So please look within the table on the bottom of the start post, which specific drivers I recommend to use with an Intel 8-Series Chipset system.
If you are still not satisfied with the performance of your HDD(s), you should replace it/them by better performant one or by an SSD and not change the in-use storage driver.

Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)

@OldMX:
I have moved your question into this already existing and completely matching thread.
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C02 are the HardwareIDs of an "Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller".
As you can see within the start post of this thread, my recommendation is to install the Intel RST(e) driver v13.2.8.1002 WHQL.

@OneShot:
Welcome to the Win-RAID Foum!
I have moved your post into this better matching thread.

Zitat von OneShot im Beitrag #806

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which driver should I use for better performance AHCI > z370, I have 17.8.0.1065?

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