Chapter 6: BIOS
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Global C-state Control
This setting is used to configure for Global C-state Control. Options include
Auto
, Disabled
and Enabled.
Downcore 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 TWO (1+1), Two (2 + 0), Three (3 + 0), Four (2 + 2), Four (4+0), Six (3 + 3)
and
Auto
. 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
Auto
, Disabled and Enabled.
SVM Mode
This setting
Enables
or Disables CPU Virtualization.
SMEE
This setting
Enables
or Disables secure memory encryption control.
CPU1/CPU2 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 Data 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.
