issues with offset/adaptive multiplier settings
issues with offset/adaptive multiplier settings
I recently purchased a 6700k and have been working on optimizing its performance today.
My current setup includes:
- 6700k
- MSI Krait 3x
- Vengeance 3000mz
- Evga 750 Gold
- GTX 1070
- SSD, hard drive, etc...
The problem I’m facing is fluctuations in the multiplier during OC or Intel burn test. This doesn’t happen when running Prime 95 or Realbench. It only appears if voltage settings are configured as adaptive. When set to offset or "auto," the issue disappears. However, if I switch it to offset, the voltage stays constant during idle and behaves like manual mode.
I’m puzzled by this behavior. I’ve also tried adaptive + offset and offset + manual, but the results remain unchanged—the voltage doesn’t drop during idle and stays consistent, as if it were in manual mode.
My current configuration is:
CPU x46 - adaptive - turbo/c-states enabled
Voltage 1.26 (loads at 1.272) – stable so far, package temps around 70°C in Prime and closer to 80°C during burn test (monitor data). Using adaptive mode other than above doesn’t cause crashes; it just reduces the multi to 44.
I could keep everything at 1.26 or 1.272 for stability, but I’d rather avoid that. My goal is to understand why offset leads to a static voltage while adaptive causes fluctuations. Any suggestions?
I'm facing a similar issue with my MSI board. It fluctuates between 4.9-4.6GHZ in Prime95 blend, yet remains stable at 4.9 in Cinebench. I kept it that way since the score difference wasn't noticeable in 3DMark. I was thinking of using Cinebench/3DMark to check if it's impacting your scores during adaptive and manual modes.
I'm facing a similar issue with my MSI board. It fluctuates between 4.9-4.6GHZ in Prime95 blend, yet remains stable at 4.9 in Cinebench. I've kept it that way since I didn't notice a significant score difference in 3dMark. I was thinking of comparing the results if I run Cinebench/3dMark to see how it impacts your scores during adaptive and manual modes.
I have a comparable issue with my MSI board. It fluctuates between 4.9-4.6GHZ in prime95 blend, but remains steady at 4.9 in Cinebench. I kept it that way since I didn’t notice a difference in 3dmark scores. I’d check both Cinebench and 3dmark to see if they’re influencing your results between adaptive and manual settings. It’s odd, but perhaps related to the hardware itself. After testing, I usually get consistent benchmarking results, so I’ll monitor it during heavy loads to ensure it isn’t throttling. Thanks for the advice.