That doesn't mean that the game is using AVX instructions.
A Gigabyte bios engineer responded to this query.
He said on a brand new windows install (No updates, microsoft patches, C++ updates, etc etc), the CPU was not downclocking via AVX offset randomly unless an AVX application was running (e.g. Prime95, BF5).
Question for you.
Does Overwatch use AVX instructions?
No, it doesn't.
Yet I get an "AVX" downclock in Overwatch randomly, at the same intervals as in Apex Legends, even when I'm sitting around on the *training room* doing absolutely nothing.
Oriostorm explained that AVX instructions can look similar to SSE2 instructions (he also explained that they are related).
Read his posts in this thread and you will see that Apex does NOT use AVX instructions on its own.
Don't mean to be a * but I think a head programmer knows what instructions he's using.
Please read his posts. I asked him directly.
UPDATE: I have not crashed in over three days and now have my i9-9900K at 4.8GHz @1.28 Vcore. This is down from 5Ghz @ 1.35 Vcore where I would crash frequently. I'm also able to run my overclocked 2080 Ti with unlimited frames (200-300 fps).
If you are running at or above 5GHz, I highly suggest down clocking or reverting back to your stock CPU settings.
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