Workload Profile Dependencies for 1st and 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processorsWorkload Profile Dependencies for 1st and 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors
NOTE:NOTE:
Options vary based on hardware installed on the server.
Table 13: Workload Profiles: General Power Efficient Compute—Low LatencyTable 13: Workload Profiles: General Power Efficient Compute—Low Latency
General PowerGeneral Power
EfficientEfficient
ComputeCompute
General PeakGeneral Peak
FrequencyFrequency
ComputeCompute
GeneralGeneral
ThroughputThroughput
ComputeCompute
Virtualization -Virtualization -
Power EfficientPower Efficient
Virtualization -Virtualization -
MaxMax
PerformancePerformance
Low LatencyLow Latency Mission CriticalMission Critical
Power
Regulator
OS Control Static High
Performance
Static High
Performance
OS Control Static High
Performance
Static High
Performance
x
SR-IOV x x x Enabled Enabled Disabled x
AMD IOMMU x x x Enabled Enabled x x
AMD
Virtualization
Technology
x x x Enabled Enabled Disabled x
Minimum
Processor Idle
Power Core C-
state
C6 x x C6 No C-states No C-state x
AMD Turbo
Core
Enabled Enabled Enabled x Enabled Disabled x
L1 Stream HW
Prefetcher
Enabled Enabled Enabled x x Enabled Enabled
L2 Stream HW
Prefetcher
Enabled Enabled Enabled x x Enabled Enabled
NUMA Group
Size
Optimization
Flat Clustered Clustered Clustered Clustered Clustered x
Memory Patrol
Scrubbing
x x x x x Disabled x
Memory
Refresh Rate
x 1x 1x x x 1x 2x
x2APIC x x x x x Auto x
Table 24: Workload Profiles: Mission Critical—I/O ThroughputTable 24: Workload Profiles: Mission Critical—I/O Throughput
TransactionalTransactional
ApplicationApplication
ProcessingProcessing
HighHigh
PerformancePerformance
ComputeCompute
(HPC)(HPC)
DecisionDecision
SupportSupport
GraphicGraphic
ProcessingProcessing
I/OI/O
ThroughputThroughput
CustomCustom EV NameEV Name
Power
Regulator
Static High
Performance
Static High
Performance
x x x x CQHPER
SR-IOV x Disabled x Disabled x x CQHSRIOV
AMD IOMMU x x x x x x CQHSKTPROC
AMD
Virtualization
Technology
x Disabled x Disabled x x CQHAMD