Processor Settings Screen - Dell EMC PowerEdge R620 Owner's Manual

Menu Item Description
Node Interleaving If this field is Enabled, memory interleaving is supported if a symmetric memory configuration is installed. If
Disabled, the system supports Non-Uniform Memory architecture (NUMA) (asymmetric) memory configurations.
By default, Node Interleaving option is set to Disabled.
Serial Debug Output By default, it is set to disabled.

Processor Settings Screen

Menu Item Description
Logical Processor Allows you to enable or disable logical processors and display the number of logical processors. If the Logical
Processor option is set to Enabled, the BIOS displays all the logical processors. If this option is set to Disabled, the
BIOS only displays one logical processor per core. By default, the Logical Processor option is set to Enabled.
QPI Speed Allows you to set the QuickPath Interconnect data rate settings. By default, the QPI Speed option is set to
Maximum data rate.
Alternate RTID Allows you to allocate more RTIDs to the remote socket increasing cache performance between the sockets or
(Requestor work in normal mode for NUMA. By default, the Alternate RTID (Requestor Transaction ID) Setting is set to
Transaction ID) Disabled.
Setting
Virtualization Allows you to enable or disable the additional hardware capabilities provided for virtualization. By default, the
Technology Virtualization Technology option is set to Enabled.
Adjacent Cache Line Allows you to optimize the system for applications that require high utilization of sequential memory access. By
Prefetch default, the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch option is set to Enabled. You can disable this option for applications
that require high utilization of random memory access.
Hardware Prefetcher Allows you to enable or disable hardware prefetcher. By default, the Hardware Prefetcher option is set to Enabled.
DCU Streamer Allows you to enable or disable Data Cache Unit streamer prefetcher. By default, the DCU Streamer Prefetcher
Prefetcher option is set to Enabled.
DCU IP Prefetcher Allows you to enable or disable Data Cache Unit IP prefetcher. By default, the DCU IP Prefetcher option is set to
Enabled.
Execute Disable Allows you enable or disable execute disable memory protection technology. By default, the Execute Disable option
is set to Enabled.
Logical Processor Allows you to enable or disable the OS capability to put logical processors in the idling state in order to reduce
Idling power consumption. By default, the option is set to Disabled.
Dell Controlled Turbo Helps in controlling Turbo engagement. By default, the option is set to Disabled. This feature is also referred to as
Dell Processor Acceleration Technology (DPAT).
NOTE: The QPI speed option displays only when both the processors are installed.
NOTE: This option is available only on systems installed with an E5-2690 or E5-2600 V2 Xeon series
processor and support Turbo. Enable Turbo Boost under System Profile Settings and set the System
Profile to Performance mode when utilizing this feature. Enabling Dell Controlled Turbo will force fans to
run at maximum R.P.M.
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