I don't get it...my Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH only has Auto and manual modes for Vcore. There is no adaptive or offset.
When manual Vcore is selected, the inputted value overrides all power saving functions when idle. I have all the C-states and EIST enabled. Clockspeeds do drop when idle but Vcore sticks around the manually set value.
When Vcore is set to Auto, voltage does drop when idle and under light loads. This means Auto Vcore is the only Vcore option for daily overclocks. However, even for a mild 4.4GHz OC on my sub-par 6700K, Vcore jumps to 1.392V and sometimes spikes over 1.40V in CPU-Z. (LLC is set to High)
And then there's LLC. Auto, Standard, and High are the only options. As far as I can tell from my testing, Auto = Standard = Vdroop. So High LLC basically means "LLC on." The LLC itself is incredibly aggressive, which I guess is a good thing for stability, but I've gotten 4.4GHz stable at manual 1.35V, so the Auto Vcore working in conjunction with LLC at 1.39V+ is less than ideal.
Is this typical of Gigabyte OC features? I posted a couple other threads about my gripes with the board recently as it's my first Gigabyte board and I am deeply unimpressed.
When manual Vcore is selected, the inputted value overrides all power saving functions when idle. I have all the C-states and EIST enabled. Clockspeeds do drop when idle but Vcore sticks around the manually set value.
When Vcore is set to Auto, voltage does drop when idle and under light loads. This means Auto Vcore is the only Vcore option for daily overclocks. However, even for a mild 4.4GHz OC on my sub-par 6700K, Vcore jumps to 1.392V and sometimes spikes over 1.40V in CPU-Z. (LLC is set to High)
And then there's LLC. Auto, Standard, and High are the only options. As far as I can tell from my testing, Auto = Standard = Vdroop. So High LLC basically means "LLC on." The LLC itself is incredibly aggressive, which I guess is a good thing for stability, but I've gotten 4.4GHz stable at manual 1.35V, so the Auto Vcore working in conjunction with LLC at 1.39V+ is less than ideal.
Is this typical of Gigabyte OC features? I posted a couple other threads about my gripes with the board recently as it's my first Gigabyte board and I am deeply unimpressed.
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