User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1.1 Knowing BIOS
- 1.2 BIOS setup program
- 1.3 My Favorites
- 1.4 Main menu
- 1.5 Extreme Tweaker menu
- 1.6 Advanced menu
- 1.6.1 CPU Configuration
- 1.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration
- 1.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 1.6.4 PCH Configuration
- 1.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 1.6.6 PCH-FW Configuration
- 1.6.7 ROG Effects
- 1.6.8 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 1.6.9 APM Configuration
- 1.6.10 Network Stack Configuration
- 1.6.11 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 1.6.12 USB Configuration
- 1.7 Monitor menu
- 1.8 Boot menu
- 1.9 Tool menu
- 1.10 Exit menu
- 1.11 Updating BIOS
ASUS MAXIMUS IX CODE BIOS Manual
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3-Core Ratio Limit
Enter [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually
assign a 3-core ratio limit that must be higher than or equal to the 4-core
ratio limit.
If you assign a value for 3-Core Ratio Limit, do not set the 1-Core Ratio Limit and 2-Core
Ratio Limit to [Auto].
4-Core Ratio Limit
Enter [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually
assign a 4-core ratio limit that must be lower than or equal to the 3-core
ratio limit.
If you assign a value for 4-Core Ratio Limit, do not set the 1-Core Ratio Limit, 2-Core Ratio
Limit, and 3-Core Ratio Limit to [Auto].
BCLK Frequency : DRAM Frequency Ratio
[Auto] The BCLK frequency to DRAM frequency ratio will be set to the optimized
setting.
[100:133] The BCLK frequency to DRAM frequency ratio will be set to 100:133.
[100:100] The BCLK frequency to DRAM frequency ratio will be set to 100:100.
DRAM Odd Ratio Mode
This item allows you to enable or disable availability of odd DRAM ratios for improved
granularity.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
DRAM Frequency
This item allows you to set the memory operating frequency. The congurable options vary
with the BCLK (base clock) frequency setting. Select the auto mode to apply the optimized
setting.
Conguration options: [Auto] [DDR4-800MHz] - [DDR4-4266MHz]
Xtreme Tweaking
This item may help improve some benchmarks performance.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
TPU
This item allows you to automatically overclock the CPU and DRAM frequencies and voltage
for an enhanced system performance.
[Keep Current Settings] Keep the current settings without changing anything.
[TPU I] Applies air cooling overclocking conditions.
[TPU II] Applies water cooling overclocking conditions.
Ensure to use water cooling device before selecting [TPU II].