Asus P8B-MX - Manual (Page 74)

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.5.4 CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS
automatically detects. Some items may not appear if your CPU does not support
the related functions.
Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the CPU thermal monitor function.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Hyper-threading [Enabled]
This item appears only when you install a CPU with Hyper-threading support and
allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology function.
When disabled, only one thread per activated core is enabled.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor
package. Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [3]
Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]
Setting this item to [Enabled] allows legacy operating systems to boot even without
support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Version 2.01.1204. Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.
Advanced
Includes TM1, TM2 and EMTTM
→←: Select Screen
↑↓: Select Item
Enter: Select Item
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous Values
F5: Optimized Defaults
F10: Save & Exit
ESC: Exit
CPU Configuration
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31230 @ 3.20GHz
EM64T Supported
Processor Speed 3200 MHz
Processor Stepping 206a7
Microcode Revision d
L1 CACHE 256 KB
L2 CACHE 1024 KB
L3 CACHE 8192 KB
Processor Cores 4
Intel HT Technology Supported
CPU Current Ratio 32
Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
Hyper-threading [Enabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
Intel Virtualization Technology [Enabled]
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technolog [Enabled]
Turbo Mode [Enabled]
CPU C1E [Enabled]
CPU C3 Report [Enabled]
CPU C6 Report [Enabled]
Package C State limit [No Limit]