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Processor Submenu
Table 13: Processor Submenu
Feature Choices or
Display Only
Description Your Setting
Processor ID Display only Designation of the CPUID
Processor
Frequency
Display only
Frequency at which the
processor currently runs.
Core Frequency
Display only
Frequency at which the
processors are curently running.
Microcode revision
Display only
Revision of the loaded
microcode.
L1 Cache RAM Display only L1 Cache Size
L2 Cache Size Display only L2 Cache Size
L3 Cache Size Display only L3 Cache Size
Processor 1 version Display only ID string from the processor.
Processor 2 version Display only ID string from the processor.
Current Intel QPI
Link Speed
Display only
Current frenquency that the QPI
link is unsing.
Turbo Mode Enabled
Disabled
Turbo Mode allows the CPU to
automatically increase its
frequency if it is running below
power, temperature, and current
specifications.
This option is visible if all CPUs in
the system support Turbo Mode.
Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep
®
Technolo gy
Enabled
Disabled
Enables or disables the
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology on the processors.
This technology allows the
system to dynamically adjust
processor voltage and core
frequency, which can result in
decreased average power
consumption and decreased
average heat production.
Intel® Hyper-
Threading
Technolo gy
Enabled
Disabled
Intel® HT Technology allows
multithreaded software
applications to execute threads in
parallel within each processor.
Core Multi-
Processing
All
1
2
Enable 1, 2 or All cores of
installed processors packages.
Execute Disable Bit Enabled
Disabled
When enabled, helps prevent
certain classes of malicious
buffer overflow attacks.
Intel Virtualization
Technolo gy
Enabled
Disabled
It allows a platform to run multiple
operating systems and
applications in independent
partitions.
Note: A change to this option
requires the system to be
powered off and then back on
before the setting takes effect.
Intel Virtualization
Technology for
Directed I/O
Enabled
Disabled
Report th I/O device assignments
to VMM through DMAR ACPI
Tables.