Table 14. Dell Controlled Turbo(continued)
Option Description
Number of cores per
Processor
Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. This option is set to All by
default.
CPU Physical Address
Limit
Limits the CPU physical address to 46 bits to support older Hyper-V. When enabled,
TME-MT is automatically disabled. By default, this option is set to Enabled.
AMP Prefetch This option enables one of the Mid-Level Cache (MLC) AMP hardware Prefetcher. This
option is set to Disabled by default.
Homeless Prefetch This option allows the L1 (DCU) to prefetch, when the FB is full. Auto maps to hardware
default setting. This option is set to Auto by default.
Uncore Frequency RAPL This setting controls whether the Running Average Power Limit (RAPL) balancer is enabled
or not. If enabled, it activates the uncore power budgeting. This option is set to Enabled by
default.
Processor Core Speed Specifies the maximum core frequency of the processor.
Processor Bus Speed Specifies the bus speed of the processor.
NOTE: The processor bus speed option displays only when both processors are
installed.
Local Machine Check
Exception
Enables or disables the local machine check exception. This exception is an extension
of the MCA Recovery mechanism. This exception provides the capability to deliver
Uncorrected Recoverable (UCR) Software Recoverable Action Required (SRAR) errors to
one or more specific logical processors threads that receive corrupted data. When enabled,
the UCR SRAR Machine Check Exception is delivered only to the affected thread instead
of the system. This feature supports operating system recovery for cases of multiple
recoverable faults that are detected close, which would otherwise result in a fatal machine
check event. The feature is available only on Advanced RAS processors. This option is set
to Disabled by default.
CPU Crash Log Support This field controls Intel CPU Crash Log feature for collection of previous crash data from
shared SRAM of out-of-band Management Service Module at post reset. By default, this
option is set to Disabled.
Processor n Depending on the number of processors, there might be up to n processors listed.
The settings that are provided in the Processor n details table are displayed for each processor.
Table 15. Processor n details
Option Description
Family-Model-Stepping Describes the family, model, and stepping of the processor
as defined by Intel.
Brand Specifies the brand name.
Level 2 Cache Lists the total L2 cache.
Level 3 Cache Provides the total L3 cache.
Number of Cores Specifies the number of cores per processor.
Microcode Displays the processor microcode version.
SATA settings
In the BIOS, access SATA Settings to view details.
Steps
1. To view the SATA Settings screen, power on the system and press F2.
Pre-operating system management applications
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