MSI Z97 PC Mate Preface page 74

▶ EIST [Enabled]*
Enables or disables the Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology. This item will be
available when "Adjust CPU Ratio" is set to [Auto].
[Enabled] Enables the EIST to adjust CPU voltage and core frequency
dynamically. It can decrease average power consumption and average
heat production.
[Disabled] Disables EIST.
▶ Intel Turbo Boost [Enabled]*
Enables or disables the Intel® Turbo Boost. This item appears when the installed CPU
supports this function.
[Enabled] Enables this function to boost CPU performance automatically above
rated specifications when system request the highest performance
state.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
▶ Enhanced Turbo [Auto] (for Z97)
Enables or disables Enhanced Turbo function for all CPU cores to boost CPU
performance. This item appears when the installed CPU supports this function.
[Auto] This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS.
[Enabled] All CPU cores would be increased to maximum turbo ratio.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
▶ Legacy Tweaking [Disabled]*
Enables or disabled to improve performance for legacy benchmarking application like
3DMark 01.
[Enabled] Enables this function for improving 3DMark 01 performance.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
▶ Adjust Ring Ratio [Auto]
Sets the ring ratio. The valid value range depends on the installed CPU.
▶ Adjusted Ring Frequency
Shows the adjusted Ring frequency. Read-only.
▶ Adjust GT Ratio [Auto]
Sets the integrated graphics ratio. The valid value range depends on the installed
CPU.
▶ Adjusted GT Frequency
Shows the adjusted integrated graphics frequency. Read-only.
< CPU BCLK Setting > (This field is for Z97 only)
▶ CPU Base Clock (MHz) [Default]
Sets the CPU Base clock. You may overclock the CPU by adjusting this value. Please
note that overclocking behavior and stability is not guaranteed. This item appears
when the installed processor supports this function.
▶ Current CPU Base Clock Strap*
Shows the current CPU Base Clock Strap. Read only. This item appears when the
installed CPU supports this setting.
BIOS Setup 3-18