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Processor settings screen – Dell PowerEdge R910 User Manual

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Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager

Processor Settings Screen

Option

Description

64-bit

Specifies if the processor(s) support 64-bit extensions.

Core Speed

Displays the processor clock speed.

Bus Speed

Displays the processor bus speed.

Logical Processor

(Enabled default)

On processors that support Simultaneous Multi-

Threading (SMT) technology, each 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)

Enable or disables system optimization for sequential

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 each

processor is enabled.

Turbo Mode

If Turbo Boost Technology is supported by the

processor(s), enables or disables Turbo Mode.

C1E

(Enabled default)

When set to Enabled, the processor can switch to a

minimum performance state when idle.

C States

When set to Enabled, the processor(s) can operate in all

available power states.

Processor Family-Model-

Stepping

Displays the family, model, and stepping of the selected

processor.

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