Question about AVX offset details
Question about AVX offset details
Hey everyone, I've been adjusting the OC settings on my two main gaming PCs and experimenting with the AVX offset since yesterday. I set it to zero initially, but after some changes, my 8086 is now running smoothly at around 5.2Ghz on non-AVX tasks with a -3 offset. After a few hours of testing, HWINFO shows clocks at about 4.9Ghz most of the time and only spikes to 5.2 when an AVX workload appears. I thought the offset would activate only with AVX tasks, but what’s happening? Any thoughts?
It seems you're suggesting that the system is likely executing AVX instructions while idle, applying your offset.
It's accurate, yet numerous applications and games will take advantage of AVX when it becomes available, influencing your clock performance with an AVX offset. Be aware that tools such as HWInfo have a reporting frequency that isn't fast enough to track the quick changes between your AVX offset and standard clock speed.
Thanks for the responses. The problem is I'm not launching anything other than Windows background tasks and Chrome. *Update* - Executing non-AVX prime95 (26.6) instantly boosts the CPU to 5.2Ghz. It seems like the offset is bypassing the manual all-core multiplier, letting it slightly slow down when idle as well as during AVX tasks
Chrome and possibly certain Windows background processes utilize AVX. A search through the Chromium source code shows numerous references to AVX: https://github.com/chromium/chromium/search?q=AVX.
It might increase to the full 5.2Ghz once you apply some Prime optimization. Background processes and Chrome are still active.
That's what I assumed too. I'll examine it more closely later. For now, a DDC pump has stopped working on my main gaming rig, so that clears up the rest of my day! Yay. Appreciate the assistance!