Menu Item
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Description
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Logical Processor
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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.
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QPI Speed
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Allows you to set the QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) data rate
settings. By default, the
QPI Speed option
is set to
Maximum data rate.
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NOTE:
QPI Speed displays
only when both the processors are installed.
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Alternate RTID (Requestor Transaction ID) Setting
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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.
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Virtualization Technology
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Allows you to enable or disable the additional hardware capabilities
provided for virtualization. By default, the
Virtualization
Technology
option is set to
Enabled.
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Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
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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.
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Hardware Prefetcher
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Allows you to enable or disable the hardware prefetcher. By default,
the
Hardware Prefetcher option is set to
Enabled.
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DCU Streamer Prefetcher
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Allows you to enable or disable the Data Cache Unit (DCU) streamer
prefetcher. By default, the
DCU Streamer Prefetcher option is set to
Enabled.
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DCU IP Prefetcher
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Allows you to enable or disable the Data Cache Unit (DCU) IP prefetcher.
By default, the
DCU IP Prefetcher option is
set to
Enabled.
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Execute Disable
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Allows you enable or disable execute disable memory protection
technology. By default, the
Execute Disable option is set to
Enabled.
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Logical Processor Idling
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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.
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Number of Cores per Processor
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Allows you to control the number of enabled cores in each processor.
By default, the
Number of Cores per Processor option is set
to
All.
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Processor 64-bit Support
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Specifies if the processor(s) support 64-bit extensions. |
Processor Core Speed
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Displays the maximum core frequency of the processor. |
Processor Bus Speed
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Displays the bus speed of the processors.
-
NOTE: The processor bus speed
option displays only when both the processors are installed.
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Processor 1
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NOTE: The following
settings are displayed for each processor installed in the system.
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Family-Model-Stepping
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Displays the family, model and stepping of the processor as defined
by Intel.
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Brand
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Displays the brand name reported by the processor. |
Level 2 Cache
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Displays the total L2 cache. |
Level 3 Cache
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Displays the total L3 cache. |
Number of Cores
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Displays the number of cores per processor. |
Dell Controlled Turbo
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Allows you to control turbo engagement. This feature is also
referred to as Dell Processor Acceleration Technology (DPAT).
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