Gigabyte Z690 Aero G + i5-12600K + AMD RX 6800 XT

[NCMacGuy]

Just for informational purposes I ran Geekbench 5 comparing my hackintoshes versus two Macs. Nothing surprising.

 

[CaseySJ]

Just for informational purposes I ran Geekbench 5 comparing my hackintoshes versus two Macs. Nothing surprising.

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Just to clarify row 1: In macOS only the P-cores and Hyper Threads are active even though in BIOS all E-cores are active as well.

 

[rushstrike]

Very happy with the latest build. I am using this system full time now. Did XcodeBenchmark went from 138 seconds (i9-10980XE) down to 101 seconds with (i9-12900K) with just replacing motherboard and CPU. For reference, a decked out M1 Pro Max with 32GB does it in 98 seconds. I haven't even upgraded to a PCIE 4.0 SSD yet for this macOS drive so I think it could run even faster with a better PCIE 4.0 drive. So both work/code development task and gaming will get an overall improvement!

Thank you @CaseySJ for figuring out the sleep issue so I can make this system my full time use now!

 

[ori69]

Very happy with the latest build. I am using this system full time now. Did XcodeBenchmark went from 138 seconds (i9-10980XE) down to 101 seconds with (i9-12900K) with just replacing motherboard and CPU. For reference, a decked out M1 Pro Max with 32GB does it in 98 seconds. I haven't even upgraded to a PCIE 4.0 SSD yet for this macOS drive so I think it could run even faster with a better PCIE 4.0 drive. So both work/code development task and gaming will get an overall improvement!

Thank you @CaseySJ for figuring out the sleep issue so I can make this system my full time use now!

I recommend making RAID with 3 SSD M.2 4 gen.

 

[gandem]

I recommend making RAID with 3 SSD M.2 4 gen.

Is that just a soft raid via Disk Utility?

 

[ori69]

Is that just a soft raid via Disk Utility?

Yes.

 

[tonben]

There is no mention of the Thunderbolt SSDT in this log, which means you’re probably booting from the wrong disk. Please check BIOS —> Boot to check if the boot priorities are correct. We can also press F12 at Gigabyte splash screen to choose the boot disk.

@CaseySJ Alas, you have hit the proverbial nail on the head. I was booting from an incorrect EFI.
Once re-established, the correct EFI booted and VOLIA!!! full thunderbolt functionality.

I am using EFI-076-PRE-Z690-AERO-G-V3

Hot plug works on..
All Universal Audio Devices- Apollo x8p and Octo Satellites.
G-Drive Pro SSD
OWC Thunderbay 8

Not working..
OWC Thunderbolt Hub. This is a TB4 device. I am not sure if this matters.

Thank you to everyone for their patience.

 

[NCMacGuy]

@CaseySJ

I tweaked your EFI v4 file to handle my Intel WiFi/BT, and Titan Ridge cards. I added my system info, and selected the SSDT-UIAC-Z690-AERO-G.aml assuming that was the SSDT you use. As expected it killed my Intel BT.

Multiple sleep/wake cycles work fine. Mounted TB3 drives remount fine. One quirk with my RX 580 video card is the one key press wakes the computer, but I have to wait until the fans on the video card spin down (5 secs?) then another key press to send video to the monitor. Obviously I can live with that quirk.

Then I used SSDT-UIAC-Z690-AERO-G-INTEL.aml which gets Intel BT working. That performed multiple sleep/wake cycles fine as well.

I had been using SSDT-UIAC-Z690-AERO-G-ALL-PORTS.aml with XhciPortLimit which didn't survive the second sleep.

[Doesn't that new Monterey feature where one can copy text from a picture in the Preview app wild!]

There is one minor issue with your EFI v4. In DeviceProperties the addresses for my RX 580 VGA controller and audio device are different from the ones you have. I used Hackintool to find the correct addresses.

Looks like this could be my daily driver at this point.

I could never have gotten here without your help! Thanks again. Another donation goes to tonymacx86.

 

[CaseySJ]

@CaseySJ Alas, you have hit the proverbial nail on the head. I was booting from an incorrect EFI.
Once re-established, the correct EFI booted and VOLIA!!! full thunderbolt functionality.

I am using EFI-076-PRE-Z690-AERO-G-V3

Hot plug works on..
All Universal Audio Devices- Apollo x8p and Octo Satellites.
G-Drive Pro SSD
OWC Thunderbay 8

Not working..
OWC Thunderbolt Hub. This is a TB4 device. I am not sure if this matters.

Thank you to everyone for their patience.


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Awesome -- glad to hear it!

Interesting point about the OWC Thunderbolt 4 Hub. Seems like it should work with TB3, but not sure...

 

[CaseySJ]

I recommend making RAID with 3 SSD M.2 4 gen.

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Those two circles are as wide as my eyes when looking at those R/W numbers!