Dell E30S Series Owner's Manual page 56

Option Description
Optimizes the system for applications that need high utilization of sequential memory access. This option
Adjacent Cache
is set to Enabled by default. You can disable this option for applications that need high utilization of
Line Prefetch
random memory access.
Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Hardware
Prefetcher
Enables or disables the Data Cache Unit (DCU) streamer prefetcher. This option is set to Enabled by
DCU Streamer
default.
Prefetcher
Enables or disables the Data Cache Unit (DCU) IP prefetcher. This option is set to Enabled by default.
DCU IP
Prefetcher
Enables you to run the disable memory protection technology. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Execute Disable
Enables you to improve the energy efficiency of a system. It uses the operating system core parking
Logical Processor
algorithm and parks some of the logical processors in the system which in turn allows the corresponding
Idling
processor cores to transition into a lower power idle state. This option can only be enabled if the
operating system supports it. It is set to Disabled by default.
Configurable TDP Enables you to reconfigure the processor Thermal Design Power (TDP) levels during POST based on the
power and thermal delivery capabilities of the system. TDP verifies the maximum heat the cooling system
is needed to dissipate. This option is set to Nominal by default.
Enables or disables the X2Apic mode.
X2Apic Mode
Controls the turbo engagement. Enable this option only when System Profile is set to Performance.
Dell Controlled
Turbo
Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. This option is set to All by default.
Number of Cores
per Processor
Specifies if the processor(s) support 64-bit extensions.
Processor 64-bit
Support
Specifies the maximum core frequency of the processor.
Processor Core
Speed
Processor 1
The following settings are displayed for each processor installed in the system:
Option
Family-Model-
Stepping
Brand
Level 2 Cache
Level 3 Cache
Number of Cores Specifies the number of cores per processor.
Related references
Processor Settings on page 55
Related tasks
Viewing Processor Settings
56 Pre-operating system management applications
This option is only available on certain stock keeping units (SKUs) of the processors.
NOTE:
Depending on the number of installed CPUs, there may be up to four processor listings.
NOTE:
Depending on the number of CPUs, there may be up to four processors listed.
NOTE:
Description
Specifies the family, model, and stepping of the processor as defined by Intel.
Specifies the brand name.
Specifies the total L2 cache.
Specifies the total L3 cache.
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