Intel DZ77GA-70K Performance Tuning Guide

Intel DZ77GA-70K / DZ77RE-75K Desktop Board Performance Tuning Guide
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3.6.8 Reconfigure the BIOS to Re-enable Interfaces .......................... 27
3.6.9 Archive Performance Settings ................................................ 27
4 Performance Tuning Examples............................................29
4.1 4.5 GHz Processor Speed Using Turbo Ratios....................................... 29
4.2 4.72 GHz Processor Speed Using Turbo Ratios and System Clock Changes30
A Parameter Descriptions for BIOS Performance Settings......32
B Parameter Descriptions for Memory Performance Settings .34
Figures
Figure 2.1. Intel Desktop Board DZ77GA-70K Simplified Block Diagram .......... 8
Figure 3.1. Screen Displayed When the Watchdog Timer Detects an Issue..... 14
Figure 3.2. Screen Displayed When System is Started With the Back to BIOS
Button Depressed............................................................................ 15
Figure 3.3. System Setup....................................................................... 18
Figure 3.6. Processor Overrides Page Showing Defaults .............................. 19
Figure 3.7. Intel Extreme Tuning Utility System Monitoring Screen............... 23
Figure 3.8. BIOS Screen Showing System Clock Frequency Increased to 105
MHz............................................................................................... 24
Figure 3.9. Selection of XMP 1600 Profile Using the BIOS Menu ................... 25
Figure 3.10. Memory Configuration Screen................................................ 26
Figure 3.11. Using the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility for Storing Performance
Profiles .......................................................................................... 28
Figure 4.1. 4.5 GHz Processor Speed Using Turbo Ratios............................. 29
Figure 4.2. 4.72 GHz Processor Speed Using Turbo Ratios with a 105 MHz
System Clock Setting....................................................................... 30
Figure 4.3. Intel Extreme Tuning Utility Screen Showing CPU Stress Test
Running with 4.72 GHz Processor Speed............................................. 31
Tables
Table 3-1. Resulting CPU Frequency Values for Various Multipliers................ 22
Table 3-2. Resulting Memory Frequency Values for Various Multipliers .......... 27
Table A-1. BIOS Performance Settings ..................................................... 32
Table B-1. Memory Performance Settings ................................................. 34

Intel DZ77GA-70K Specifications

General

Form Factor	ATX
Chipset	Intel Z77
Socket	LGA 1155
Memory Slots	4
Max Memory	32 GB
SATA 6Gb/s Ports	4
SATA 3Gb/s Ports	4
USB 3.0 Ports	4
USB 2.0 Ports	8
CrossFire Support	Yes
SLI Support	Yes
Memory Speed	DDR3 1600/1333/1066
PCI Express x16 Slots	2
PCI Express x1 Slots	2
LAN	Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet
Audio	7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
PCI Slots	2