User Guide

ASUS Z170-WS
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Chapter 3
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
This item allows the CPU to prefetch commands and data in the L2 cache, reduces the
DRAM loading time and improves the system performance.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Enabled]
This item allows the mid level cache (L2) to prefetch adjacent cache lines, reducing the
DRAM loading time and improves the system performance.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Boot Performance Mode [Auto]
This item allows you to select the CPU performance state during system boot before the
operating system takes control. The CPU runs at a selected performance ratio based on CPU
conguration.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Max Non-Turbo Performance] [Max Battery] [Turbo
Performance]
CPU Power Management Configuration
This item allows you to manage and congure the CPU’s power.
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) [Auto]
This item allows more than two frequency to be supported.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled]
Turbo Mode [Enabled]
This item allows you to automatically set the CPU cores to run faster than the base
operating frequency when it is below the operating power, current and temperature
specication limit.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
CPU C-States [Auto]
This item allows you to set the power saving of the CPU states.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
The following items appear only when you set the CPU C-States to [Enabled].
Enhanced C-States [Enabled]
When enabled, CPU will switch to minimum speed when all cores enter
C-State.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
CPU C3 Report [Enabled]
This item allows you to disable or enable the CPU C3 report to the
operating system.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]