Menu Item
Description
Node Interleaving
If this field is
Enabled
, memory interleaving is supported if a symmetric memory configuration is installed. If
Disabled
, the system supports Non-Uniform Memory architecture (NUMA) (asymmetric) memory configurations.
By default,
Node Interleaving
option is set to
Disabled
.
Serial Debug Output By default, it is set to disabled.
Processor Settings Screen
Menu Item
Description
Logical Processor
Allows you to enable or disable logical processors and display the number of logical processors. If the
Logical
Processor
option is set to
Enabled
, the BIOS displays all the logical processors. If this option is set to
Disabled
, the
BIOS only displays one logical processor per core. By default, the
Logical Processor
option is set to
Enabled
.
QPI Speed
Allows you to set the QuickPath Interconnect data rate settings. By default, the
QPI Speed
option is set to
Maximum data rate
.
NOTE:
The QPI speed option displays only when both the processors are installed.
Alternate RTID
(Requestor
Transaction ID)
Setting
Allows you to allocate more RTIDs to the remote socket increasing cache performance between the sockets or
work in normal mode for NUMA. By default, the
Alternate RTID (Requestor Transaction ID) Setting
is set to
Disabled
.
Virtualization
Technology
Allows you to enable or disable the additional hardware capabilities provided for virtualization. By default, the
Virtualization Technology
option is set to
Enabled
.
Adjacent Cache Line
Prefetch
Allows you to optimize the system for applications that require high utilization of sequential memory access. By
default, the
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
option is set to
Enabled
. You can disable this option for applications
that require high utilization of random memory access.
Hardware Prefetcher Allows you to enable or disable hardware prefetcher. By default, the
Hardware Prefetcher
option is set to
Enabled
.
DCU Streamer
Prefetcher
Allows you to enable or disable Data Cache Unit streamer prefetcher. By default, the
DCU Streamer Prefetcher
option is set to
Enabled
.
DCU IP Prefetcher
Allows you to enable or disable Data Cache Unit IP prefetcher. By default, the
DCU IP Prefetcher
option is set to
Enabled
.
Execute Disable
Allows you enable or disable execute disable memory protection technology. By default, the
Execute Disable
option
is set to
Enabled
.
Logical Processor
Idling
Allows you to enable or disable the OS capability to put logical processors in the idling state in order to reduce
power consumption. By default, the option is set to
Disabled
.
Dell Controlled Turbo Helps in controlling Turbo engagement. By default, the option is set to
Disabled
. This feature is also referred to as
Dell Processor Acceleration Technology (DPAT).
NOTE:
This option is available only on systems installed with an E5-2690 or E5-2600 V2 Xeon series
processor and support Turbo. Enable Turbo Boost under System Profile Settings and set the System
Profile to Performance mode when utilizing this feature. Enabling Dell Controlled Turbo will force fans to
run at maximum R.P.M.
Using the system setup and boot manager
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