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PerformanceRev 2.1-1.0.6
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7.1.3.2 Intel® Sandy Bridge Processors
The following table displays the recommended BIOS settings in machines with Intel code name
Sandy Bridge based processors.
Table 17 - Recommended BIOS Settings for Intel Sandy Bridge Processors
BIOS Option Values
General Operating Mode /Power pro-
file
Maximum Performance
Processor C-States Disabled
Turbo mode Enabled
Hyper-Threading
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1. Hyper-Threading can increase message rate for multi process applications by having more logical cores. It
might increase the latency of a single process, due to lower frequency of a single logical core when hyper-
threading is enabled.
HPC: disabled
Data Centers: enabled
CPU frequency select Max performance
Memory Memory speed Max performance
Memory channel mode Independent
Node Interleaving Disabled / NUMA
Channel Interleaving Enabled
Thermal Mode Performance