Chapter 4: UEFI BIOS
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HwP Autonomous Epp Grouping
Use this feature to enable or disable Hardware-Controlled Performance States (HwP)
Autonomous Energy Performance Preference (EPP) Grouping. When this feature is set
to enabled, the same value will be requested for all cores with the same EPP. When this
feature is set to disabled, requests will not necessarily be the same value for all cores with
the same EPP. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
HDC Control
Use this feature to enable or disable Hardware Duty Cycling (HDC). When this feature
is enabled, HDC can be enabled during OS if OS support is available. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.
Turbo Mode
Select Enabled for processor cores to run faster than the frequency specied by the
manufacturer. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Power Limit 1
Use this feature to enable or disable Platform Power Limit 1 (PsysPL1) programming. When
this feature is set to Enabled, Power Limit 1 Power and Power Limit 1 Time Window can
be congured. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Power Limit 1 Power (Available when "Power Limit 1" is set to Enabled)
Use this feature to congure Package Power Limit 1 in milliwatts. The CPU will exceed
this limit for as long as the value set in "Power Limit 1 Time Window" in seconds before
returning to a power usage below this limit. For 12.50 W, enter 12500. The BIOS will round
to the nearest 1/8 W. Enter 0 for no custom override. This value must be between Min
Power Limit and the Max Power Limit dened by PACKAGE_POWER_SKU_MSR. The
default setting is 0.
Power Limit 1 Time Window (Available when "Power Limit 1" is set to Enabled)
Use this feature to set the Power Limit 1 Time Window value in seconds. This value denes
how long Power Limit 1 may be exceeded. The CPU throttles to remain under Power Limit
1 when the duration set by Power Limit 1 Time Window is exceeded. Set this value to 0 to
use the default value for this processor. The default setting is 0.
Power Limit 2
Use this feature to enable or disable Platform Power Limit 2 (PsysPL2) programming.
When this feature is set to Enabled, Power Limit 2 Power can be congured. The options
are Disabled and Enabled.