AVX2 vs SSE Frequency?

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I am reading this history of bins from Silicon Lottery: https://siliconlottery.com/pages/statistics

and I am just wondering what the difference between those two frequencies are? I have never overclocked before so I am a total newb. Which of those would be the frequency when people state they run so & so at _ _ghz stable? Are both of those relevant to me?

I just sent them a 8700k for a delidding and binning so cross your fingers for me :)
 
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SSE is the "legacy" vector/packed math instruction set and AVX is the modern version. AVX can get more stuff done per clocks so if you use programs that are optimized for AVX/AVX2, those programs will tend to put out more heat than software optimized for SSE. More heat means lower stable clocks. That's why they list SSE and AVX overclocks separately.
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SSE is the "legacy" vector/packed math instruction set and AVX is the modern version. AVX can get more stuff done per clocks so if you use programs that are optimized for AVX/AVX2, those programs will tend to put out more heat than software optimized for SSE. More heat means lower stable clocks. That's why they list SSE and AVX overclocks separately.
 
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Which is the one most commonly referred to in regards to peoples overclocks? How can you know which of those a program uses?
 
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