Advanced Power Management Configuration; Cpu P State Control - Supermicro SUPERSERVER 5018D-FN8T User Manual

SuperServer 5018D-FN8T User's Manual
Advanced Power Management Configuration
This section is used to configure the following CPU Power Management settings.
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.
If the above is set to Enable, CPU P State will display:
CPU P State Control
P State Domain
This feature allows the user to indicate the P-State domain for each logical
process in the system. All processes indicate the same domain in the same
package. The options are ALL and ONE.
P-State Coordination
This feature allows the user to change the P-State (Power-Performance State)
coordination type. P-State is also known as "SpeedStep" for Intel processors. Se-
lect HW_ALL to change the P-State coordination type for hardware components
only. Select SW_ALL to change the P-State coordination type for all software
installed in the system. Select SW_ANY to change the P-State coordination
type for a software program in the system. The options are HW_All, SW_ALL,
and SW_ANY.
Energy Efficient P-State
Select Enable to support power-saving mode for P-State. The options are Dis-
able and Enable.
Boot Performance Mode
This feature allows the user to select the performance state that the BIOS will
set before the operating system handoff. The options are Max Performance
and Max Efficient.
Turbo Mode
Select Enable for processor cores to run faster than the frequency specified by
the manufacturer. The options are Disable and Enable.
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