Adaptation + Offset when playing – Maximum boost – No speed drawbacks?

My question has been bothering me for a long time…

It’s about Adaptive+Offset on the MSI Z690 Edge Wifi motherboard. My CPU is the well-known 12900K CPU (GPU 4090 RTX). I would like to stress that this is only about gaming, not Cinebench 23, nor Prime! I set Adaptive+Offset as follows in BIOS.

CPU core voltage mode = adaptation + offset

CPU core voltage offset mode= [-1]

CPU core voltage offset = 0.140

The power limit on P1 is 125W and P2 is 170W.

The system works quite stable, regardless of whether it is MS Flight Simulator, Formula 1 or Assetto Corza Competene. You’ve just set everything back to ‘normal’ again, i.e. without the changes you made. There is no difference at all with the booster either – neither in duration nor in clock frequency!

Therefore, I would like to know if I am correct that Adaptive+Offset is not a disadvantage in gaming speed. If so, I’m curious what I missed here? According to the hardware information, I don’t see any difference here – neither in frames per second nor in the clock number or boost or boost duration, except that the system stays nice and cool and therefore quieter.

The PS RAM runs at 6400MHz. The XMP profile is quite normal, I didn’t set anything myself except to click on the XMP, the RAM module was purchased with the same clock speed. 🙂