Table 29. System Profile Settings details
Option
Description
System Profile
Sets the system profile. If you set the System Profile option to a mode other than
Custom
, the
BIOS automatically sets the rest of the options. You can only change the rest of the options if the
mode is set to
Custom
. This option is set to
Performance Per Watt (OS)
by default. Other
options include
Performance
and
Custom
.
NOTE:
All the parameters on the system profile setting screen are available only when
the System Profile option is set to Custom.
CPU Power Management
Sets the CPU power management. This option is set to
OS DBPM
by default. Other option includes
Maximum Performance
.
Memory Frequency
Sets the speed of the system memory. You can select
Maximum Performance
or a specific speed.
This option is set to
Maximum Performance
by default.
Turbo Boost
Enables or disables the processor to operate in the turbo boost mode. This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
C States
Enables or disables the processor to operate in all available power states. C States allow the
processor to enter lower power states when idle. When set to
Enabled
(OS controlled) or when set
to
Autonomous
(if hardware controlled is supported), the processor can operate in all available
Power States to save power, but may increase memory latency and frequency jitter. This option is
set to
Enabled
by default.
Write Data CRC
When set to
Enabled
, DDR4 data bus issues are detected and corrected during 'write' operations.
Two extra cycles are required for CRC bit generation which impacts the performance. Read-only
unless System Profile is set to
Custom
. This option is set to
Disabled
by default.
Memory Patrol Scrub
Sets the memory patrol scrub mode. This option is set to
Standard
by default.
Memory Refresh Rate
Sets the memory refresh rate to either 1x or 2x. This option is set to
1x
by default.
PCI ASPM L1 Link Power
Management
Enables or disables the PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management. This option is set to
Enabled
by
default.
Determinism Slider
Set the system determinism by
Power Determinism
or
Performance Determinism
. This option is
set to
Power Determinism
by default.
Efficiency Optimized Mode
Efficiency Optimized Mode maximizes Performance-per-Watt by opportunistically reducing
frequency/power. Enables or disables the Efficiency Optimized Mode.
Algorithm Performance Boost
Disable (ApbDis)
Enables or disables the Algorithm Performance Boost Disable (ApbDis). This option is set to
Disabled
by default.
System Security
To view the
System Security
screen, power on the system, press F2, and click
System Setup Main Menu
>
System BIOS
>
System
Security
.
Table 30. System Security details
Option
Description
CPU AES-NI
Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption by using the
Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option is set to
Enabled
by
default.
System Password
Sets the system password. This option is set to
Enabled
by default and is read-only if the
password jumper is not installed in the system.
Setup Password
Sets the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the
system.
Password Status
Locks the system password. This option is set to
Unlocked
by default.
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