Chapter 6: BIOS
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Core Control
This sets the number of cores to be used by your system. Once this option has been used to
remove any cores, a power cycle is required in order for the future selections to take effect.
Options include
Auto
, TWO (1+1), Four (2 + 2) and Six (3 + 3). If unsure, leave this to Auto.
L1 Stream HW Prefetcher / L2 Stream HW Prefetcher
This setting is used to enable or disable the L1/L2 Stream Hardware Prefetcher. The options
are Disabled, Enabled and
Auto
.
SVM Mode
This setting enables or disables CPU Virtualization. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
.
SMEE
This setting enables or disables secure memory encryption control. The options are
Disabled
and Enabled.
CPU1 Information
These sections are for informational purposes. They will display some details about the
detected CPUs on the motherboard, such as:
•
CPU Version
•
Number of Cores Running
•
Clock speed
•
Processor Family
•
Processor Model
•
Microcode Patch Level
•
L1 Instruction Cache (Size/Method)
•
L1 Data Cache (Size/Method)
•
L2 Cache (Size/Method)
•
L3 Cache per Scoket (Size/Method)
NB Configuration
Determinism Slider
Use this setting to configure the Determinism Slider. Options include
Auto
, Power and
Performance.