Chapter 4: BIOS
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CPU Configuration
SMT Mode
Use this setting to specify Simultaneous Multithreading. Options include Off for 1T single
thread and
Auto
for 2T two-thread if your system is capable of it.
Core Performance Boost
This setting is used to configure for Core Performance Boost. Options include
Auto
and
Disabled.
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.
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
•
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)
