User Guide

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Chapter 4: Software Support
Chapter 4
4.4.4 EPU (Energy Processing Unit)
EPUisareal-timesystempower-savingchipthatautomaticallydetectsthecurrent
systemloadandintelligentlymoderatespowerusage.Itoffersatotalsystem-wideenergy
optimization,reducesfannoise,andextendsthelifespanofyourhardwarecomponents.
Launching EPU on your computer
TolaunchEPU,clickortap onthetop-rightcorneroftheAISuite3mainmenu,then
selectEPU.
Using EPU
•  WhenyouenableConguredMaxCPUPowerforadvancedenergysaving
condition,theCPUfrequencymaydisplay800MHzintheWindows
®
OSinformation
ofyourcomputer.However,thetrueCPUfrequencyvariesdependingonthe
wattagethatyoumanuallyset.YoucanadjusttheCPUwattagefromthelowest
baseonyourpreferreddefaultvalue.
•  ConguredMaxCPUPowermaydecreasethetotalpowerdeliverytotheCPUand
affectstheCPUperformanceundersystemheavyload.Torestoreyoursystemtoits
defaultsettings,rebootyourcomputer.
Click to
select a fan
profile
Click to configure the settings
in High Performance mode
Click to configure the settings
in Max Power Saving mode
Click to configure the
settings in Away mode
Tick to select a setting for
Voltage Decrement
Click to undo the
adjustments
Click to enable the
default settings
Click to apply
the adjustments