Chapter 4: BIOS
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The following CPU information is displayed:
• Type
• CPU Signature
• Microcode Revision
• CPU Speed
• L1 Data Cache
• L1 Instruction Cache
• L2 Cache
• L3 Cache
• VMX
• SMX/TXT
CPU Flex Ratio Override
Use this feature to enable or disable CPU Flex Ratio Prgoraming. The options are Disabled
and Enabled.
*If the feature above is set to Enabled, the following feature is available for conguration:
CPU Core Flex Ratio
Use this feature to set the non-turbo mode processor core ratio multiplier. The default value
is 34.
Hardware Prefetcher
If this feature is set to Enable, the hardware prefetcher prefetches streams of data and
instructions from the main memory to the Level 2 (L2) cache to improve CPU performance.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
Select Enabled for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised. Select
Disable for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 64 bytes. The options are Disabled and
Enabled.
Intel
®
(VMX) Virtualization Technology
Select Enabled to use Intel Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple
operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creating multiple virtual systems
in one physical computer. The options are Disabled and Enabled.