clock lock at cap dynboost — verdict OFF-BY-CARD
  written              2026-09-21T21:02:00Z
  card                 GPU-edff232c-7dbf-2bac-07fb-921a7c9eecff
  asked of             THE CARD (clocks.sm against the lock's floor; clocks.max.sm
                       against its ceiling). Never the unit.
  clocks.sm min/max    180 / 180 MHz over 12 reads
  clocks.max.sm        3090 MHz
  lock range declared  1200,2550 MHz (ai-perf.service)
  evidence             clocks.sm was observed at 180 MHz, BELOW the lock's floor of 1200 MHz, over 12 reads (min 180, max 180, clocks.max.sm 3090). A locked card cannot clock below its floor, so the lock is not in force.
  unit state           active — CONTEXT ONLY, NOT EVIDENCE:
                       ai-perf.service is Type=oneshot and reads 'active (exited)' for
                       the whole uptime regardless of a later 'nvidia-smi -rgc'.
  what this means      benchbox, which produced the desktop rows this bench compares
                       against, runs no clock lock. OFF-BY-CARD means like-for-like;
                       ON-CONSISTENT means the board could not clock below its floor
                       and a power cap therefore means something different here;
                       UNDETERMINED means neither was established and no claim is made.