Asus Z87-K - Manual (Page 53)

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Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the No-Execution Page Protection Technology.
[Disabled] Forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero (0).
Intel ® Virtualization Technology [Disabled]
[Enabled] Allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately
and simultaneously, enabling one system to virtually function as several
systems.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
[Enabled] Allows a hardware platform to automatically analyze the requirements and
prefetch data and codes for the CPU.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]
[Enabled] Allows a hardware platform to perform adjacent cache line prefetching.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
Boot performance mode [Max Non-Tu...]
This item allows you to select the boot performance mode. Configuration options: [Max Non-
Turbo Performance] [Max battery] [Turbo Performance]
Dynamic Storage Accelerator [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable Dynamic Storage Accelerator for C state configuration.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
CPU Power Management Configuration
This item allows you to manage and configure the CPU’s power.
Enhanced Intel ® SpeedStep Technology [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Intel ® SpeedStep Technology (EIST).
[Disabled] The CPU runs at its default speed.
[Enabled] The operating system controls the CPU speed.
Turbo Mode [Enabled]
Allows you to set the processor cores to run faster than the marked frequency in a
specific condition. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Turbo Mode is available on selected CPU models only.
CPU C states [Auto]
[Auto]
Automatic configuration.
[Enabled] Enables the CPU C states.
[Disabled] Disables the CPU C states.
The following items appear only when you set the CPU C states to [Enabled].