Supermicro 5038K-i User Manual page 86

5038K-i User's Manual
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CPU Confi guration
This submenu displays the following CPU information as detected by the BIOS. It
also allows the user to confi gure CPU settings.
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Per-Socket Confi guration
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Processor Socket
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Processor ID
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Processor Frequency
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Processor Max Ratio
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Processor Min Ratio
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Microcode Revision
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L1 Cache RAM
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L2 Cache RAM
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L3 Cache RAM
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Processor 0 Version
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
Select Enable to support Intel's Hyper-threading Technology to enhance CPU per-
formance. The options are Enable and Disable.
Monitor/Mwait
Select Enable to use address-range monitor and advanced power management
which will require the use of monitor instructions to enhance processor performance.
The options are Enable and Disable.
Execute Disable Bit (Available if supported by the OS & the CPU)
Select Enable for Execute Disable Bit Technology support, which will allow the
processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can
execute and where it cannot, thus preventing a worm or a virus from fl ooding illegal
codes to overwhelm the processor to damage the system during an attack. This
feature is used in conjunction with the items: "Clear MCA," "VMX," "Enable SMX,"
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