Asus Z170a i7-6700k Adaptive Voltage Settings, which is better?
Asus Z170a i7-6700k Adaptive Voltage Settings, which is better?
Hey Ocers,
After getting my 6700k to OC 4.7ghz at 1.3v I looked into adaptive voltage settings to lower the voltage when idle. I noticed some users experienced high voltage problems with adaptive instead of manual settings. I tried setting the base voltage (my chip was running at 1.248 according to the bios) for the adaptive turbo voltage and then added a + offset of .052, which brought it up to 1.3v manually clocked at 4.7ghz. The outcome is a chip that stays around .9v normally and reaches 1.3v while hitting 4.7ghz. Benchmark scores were almost the same as using my manual 1.3v, so it seems effective.
My question is, does this method differ from setting adaptive turbo voltage at 1.3v with no offset? The latter seemed to cause issues for many, possibly because they stress tested after changing adaptive settings. I’m curious if there’s a difference in performance or stability. Also, is it automatically stable since it worked well at 1.3v 4.7ghz in manual mode?
Thanks!
I observed that adjusting to 1.3v adaptive without an offset reduces the idle voltage to .8 instead of .9. It's a small change, but it still feels better. Likely many users struggle with adaptive voltage because they attempt to push their CPU beyond limits using tools like prime95, which can raise the voltage well above the set point and is why you adjust manually for overclocking.