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Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager

Processor Settings Screen

Option

Description

64-bit

Specifies if the processor supports 64-bit extensions.

Core Speed

Displays the processor clock speed.

Bus Speed

Displays the processor bus speed.

Logical Processor
(Enabled default)

The processor core supports up to two logical processors.
If this field is set to Enabled, the BIOS reports both
logical processors. If set to Disabled, only one logical
processor is monitored by the BIOS.

Virtualization Technology
(Disabled default)

Enabled

permits virtualization software to use the

virtualization technology incorporated in the processor.

NOTE:

Disable this feature if your system will not be

running virtualization software.

Adjacent Cache Line
Prefetch
(Enabled default)

Enables high utilization of sequential memory access.

NOTE:

Disable this option for applications that require

high utilization of random memory access.

Hardware Prefetcher
(Enabled default)

Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher.

Execute Disable
(Enabled default)

Enables or disables Execute Disable Memory Protection
Technology.

Number of Cores per
Processor
(All default)

If set to All, the maximum number of cores in the
processor is enabled.

Turbo Mode
(Enabled default)

If Turbo Boost Technology is supported by the
processor(s), enables or disables Turbo Mode.

C States
(Enabled default)

When set to Enabled, the processor(s) can operate in all
available power states.

Processor 1 Family -Model-
Stepping

Displays the family, model, and stepping of the selected
processor.

Processor 2 Family -Model-
Stepping

Displays the family, model, and stepping of the
selected processor.

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