Performance Tuning Guide
Intel
®
Desktop Board DP55KG and Intel
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Desktop Board DP55SB Extreme Series
Performance Tuning Guide
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Figures
1. Intel Desktop Control Center...............................................................5
2. Intel Desktop Board DP55KG/DP55SB Block Diagram ............................. 7
3. System Setup with Features Disabled (Optional).................................... 9
4. System Power with CPU C States Disabled (Optional) ........................... 10
5. Performance Tuning Disclaimer ......................................................... 11
6. Performance Tuning Main Page.......................................................... 12
7. Processor Overrides Page ................................................................. 13
8. Increasing the Host Clock Frequency.................................................. 15
9. Confirming System Levels with Intel Desktop Control Center ................. 17
10. Memory Configuration...................................................................... 19
11. Selecting XMP Profiles...................................................................... 22
12. Checking the Uncore Voltage Override................................................ 23
13. System Overclocked to 3.67 GHz from 2.93 GHz with Turbo Disabled ..... 24
14. System Overclocked with Default Processor Overrides .......................... 25
15. Bus Overrides at Default................................................................... 26
16. Memory Configuration with Uncore Voltage Adjusted in Manual Mode...... 27
17. Memory Performance Increased to 2305 MHz ...................................... 28
18. Watchdog Timer Tripped .................................................................. 29
Tables
1. Processor Overrides......................................................................... 14
2. Performance Memory Profiles............................................................ 20
3. Memory Multipliers .......................................................................... 21