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Table 26. Setup Utility — Processor Configuration Screen Fields
Setup Item Options
(Default in
Boldface)
Help Text Comments
Processor ID Information only. Processor CPUID
Processor Frequency Information only. Current frequency of
the processor.
Core Frequency Information only. Frequency at which the
processors are currently running.
Microcode Revision Information only. Revision of the loaded
microcode.
L1 Cache RAM Information only. Size of the Processor
L1 Cache.
L2 Cache RAM Information only. Size of the Processor
L2 Cache
L3 Cache RAM Information only. Size of the Processor
L3 Cache.
CPU Status Information only. Indicates whether this
CPU is online, or selected as spare.
Processor 1 Version Information only. ID string from the
Processor.
Processor 2 Version Information only. ID string from the
Processor.
Processor 3 Version Information only. ID string from the
Processor.
Processor 4 Version Information only. ID string from the
Processor.
Current Intel
®
QPI Link
Speed
Information only. Current speed that the
QPI Link is using.
Intel
®
QPI Link
Frequency
Information only. Current frequency that
the QPI Link is using.
Intel(R) QPI Frequency
Select
Auto
Max
4.8
GT/s
5.866
GT/s
6.4
GT/s
A
llows for selecting the IOH Intel(R) QuickPath
Interconnect Frequency. Recommended to leave in [Auto
Max] so that BIOS can match the processor and IOH
Intel(R) QuickPath Interconnect frequencies.\n\nSet to
[Auto Strap] to force processor to the IOH strapped
frequency. If not strapped then [Auto Max] frequency will
be used.
Intel®
Turbo
Boost
Technology
Disabled
Enabled
Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology allows the processor to
automatically increase its frequency if it is running below
power, temperature, and current specifications.
This option is only visible if all processors
in the system Intel
®
Turbo Boost
Technology.
Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep
®
Technology
Disabled
Enabled
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
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.
Contact your OS vendor regarding OS support of this
feature.
CPU
C
State
Disabled
Enabled
Significantly reduces the power of the processor during
idle periods.\n\nContact your OS vendor regarding OS
support of this feature.
Intel
®
Hyper-Threading
Technology
Disabled
Enabled
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology allows multithreaded
software applications to execute threads in parallel within
each processor. Contact your OS vendor regarding OS
support of this feature.
A
ctive
Processor
Cores
1,..,255
Each
bit
position
represents
a
core
to
be enabled
in
each
processor
package.
Execute Disable Bit Disabled
Enabled
Execute Disable Bit can help prevent certain classes of
malicious buffer overflow attacks. Contact your OS
vendor regarding OS support of this feature.
Intel
®
Virtualization
Technology
Disabled
Enabled
Intel
®
Virtualization Technology 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