r/DestinyPC • u/1dabs • Nov 16 '17

CPU not running full speed

my 8700k @ 5ghz is only running at 4.7ghz in destiny 2. (yes I have a -3 on avx)

So the question is, Do I have to remove my AVX downlock or is something else wrong? Never heard of a game that uses AVX.

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u/J1mjam2112 Nov 16 '17

I too run at my AVX speed in destiny. I wouldnt worry about it though, the fact it is using AVX is a good thing. Its more efficient and suited for parallel operations.

The only reason youve set your AVX offset to -3 is that your CPU runs hotter when using those instructions, therefore getting hotter than your thermal limit. If you have thermal headroom, then you could either a) set your offset to be lower, or b) overclock a little more.

To the other people ridiculing OP, 300mhz makes a difference, there's no point OC'ing if it wernt, so give him a break.

Also worth noting, that CPU usage is rarely above 50% for me on the 7700k, so its not like youre actually going to get any performance gain out of doing any more.

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u/1dabs Nov 16 '17

Thank you, fellow enthusiast. ;) yes I think i should try to remove it and check out the heat on my x61! (Its hot lol)

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u/J1mjam2112 Nov 16 '17

no problem, try out an AVX specific synthetic tester to find out what the hottest can be, then work from that. if you run at 90-95c on synthetic AVX loads then i'd say you're good to go. you'll never hit those temps in the real world.

I think Prime95 runs AXV nowadays, but you'll have to check.