Supermicro X10DRL-CT - Advanced Power Management Configuration

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X10DRL-CT/-iT/-C Motherboard User’s Manual
X2APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller)
Based on Intel's Hyper-Threading architecture, each logical processor (thread) is
assigned 256 APIC IDs (APIDs) in 8-bit bandwidth. When this feature is set to En-
able, the APIC ID will be expanded (X2) from 8 bits to 16 bits to provide 512 APIDs
to each thread to enhance CPU performance. The options are Disable and Enable.
AES-NI
Select Enable to use the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) New Instruc-
tions (NI) to ensure data security. The options are Enable and Disable.
Intel Virtualization Technology
Select Enable to use Intel Virtualization Technology support for Direct I/O VT-d sup-
port by reporting the I/O device assignments to the VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor)
through the DMAR ACPI tables. This feature offers fully-protected I/O resource
sharing across Intel platforms, providing greater reliability, security and availability
in networking and data-sharing. The options are Enable and Disable
 Advanced Power Management Conguration
Advanced Power Management Conguration
Power Technology
Select Energy Efcient to support power-saving mode. Select Custom to customize
system power settings. Select Max Performance to optimize system performance.
Select Disabled to disable power-saving settings. The options are Disable, Energy
Efcient, and Custom.
If the option is set to Energy Efcient or Custom, the following items will display:
 CPU P State Control (Available when Power Technology
is set to Custom)
EIST (P-states)
EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) allows the system to automatically
adjust processor voltage and core frequency to reduce power consumption and
heat dissipation. The options are Disable and Enable.
Turbo Mode
Select Enabled to use the Turbo Mode to boost system performance. The options
are Enable and Disable.