broncogr wrote:
Offset adds a specified voltage throughout the frequency range of the processor.
Adaptive adds voltage only to turbo mode.
Find the voltage needed for your overclock first by using manual mode.
After you find that input the same voltage under adaptive

Not sure about that, I have turbo disabled and one reason I'm trying it is the board keeps adding 0.120v in manual underload and keeps messing up my TDP and stops me getting the most out of my chip.

I tried adaptive and it has several offsets one being for turbo mode and how many volts to assign in that mode (turbo is off) and a cpu offset I just added a CPU offset and the board is still adding additional underload voltage of 0.120v and its driving me insane TURBO IS OFF! This board refuses to give me a stable Vcore voltage. Either in Manual or adaptive I tried setting the Turbo offset to something really low too like 0.001 to try stop this in adaptive but no matter which mode I try manual or offset it keeps giving this behaviour.

I know this thread is getting on a bit now but it kept coming up in my search for info on adaptive v offset voltage so I thought I'd add a few comments for others if they arrived here too looking for info.

Firstly, be aware that any offset isn't just +ve, it can also be -ve. Some CPUs , eg the 4790k, can run very hot with a more than generous standard voltage and can be undervolted a fair bit. Chips and therefore your results will vary.

Secondly, in my experience, Offset and Adaptive are essentially the same thing. Both give you the option of changing the stock voltage (up or down) by a pre-determined amount across the voltage range whilst still allowing you to use Intel speed step(EIST), with the voltage adapting accordingly - setting a fixed voltage manually stops speed step doing it's full thing and you get a constant voltage, wasted energy etc etc, although you probable want to use this when trying to find your optimum load voltage when OC'ing..

Although offset is still 'adaptive' in that it adapts the voltage to the load/demand conditions via speedstep that's all it does throughout the full range. The adaptive setting does this too BUT the one difference that the adaptive setting gives you is an additional option to set the turbo mode voltage as an absolute separate figure not affected by the offset.

Therefore it isn't just an offset, it is more adaptive 😄

mhk1058 wrote:
I know this thread is getting on a bit now but it kept coming up in my search for info on adaptive v offset voltage so I thought I'd add a few comments for others if they arrived here too looking for info.

Firstly, be aware that any offset isn't just +ve, it can also be -ve. Some CPUs , eg the 4790k, can run very hot with a more than generous standard voltage and can be undervolted a fair bit. Chips and therefore your results will vary.

Secondly, in my experience, Offset and Adaptive are essentially the same thing. Both give you the option of changing the stock voltage (up or down) by a pre-determined amount across the voltage range whilst still allowing you to use Intel speed step(EIST), with the voltage adapting accordingly - setting a fixed voltage manually stops speed step doing it's full thing and you get a constant voltage, wasted energy etc etc, although you probable want to use this when trying to find your optimum load voltage when OC'ing..

Although offset is still 'adaptive' in that it adapts the voltage to the load/demand conditions via speedstep that's all it does throughout the full range. The adaptive setting does this too BUT the one difference that the adaptive setting gives you is an additional option to set the turbo mode voltage as an absolute separate figure not affected by the offset.

Therefore it isn't just an offset, it is more adaptive 😄

Hello

Offset and adaptive work in distinctly different ways. As you correctly note offset is applied across the entire frequency range. Adaptive mode increases the CPU voltage above the stock VID only when the maximum default multiplier is exceeded. The adaptive mode setting does have the option of using the offset mode in conjunction with adaptive but its inclusion is just an additional option and is not part of the adaptive mode. There are few cases where using offset along with adaptive is advisable.

I think that's pretty much what I said, albeit not quite as clearly as you. They can be used in exactly the same way with the option of applying extra voltage for Turbo mode under adaptive setting. If you don't use this option the offset aspect is exactly the same.