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Hardware Prefetcher
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Hardware Prefetcher is a technique that fetches instructions and/or data from
memory into the CPU cache memory well before the CPU needs it to improve
the load-to-use latency. You may choose to "Enable or Disable" it.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
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The Adjacent Cache-Line Prefetch mechanism, like automatic hardware
prefetch, operates without programmer intervention. When it is enabled through
the BIOS, two 64-byte cache lines are fetched into a 128-byte sector, regardless
of whether the additional cache line has been requested or not. You may choose
to "Enable or Disable" it.
Intel® Virtualization Technology
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This feature is used to "Enable or Disable" Intel® Virtualization Technology (IVT)
extension. It allows multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on the
same system by creating virtual machines, each running its own x86 operating
system.
Active Processor Core
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Use this item to select the number of processor cores you want to activate when
you are using a multi-core processor.
Hyper-Threading
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"Enable or Disable" Intel® Hyper Threading technology.
AES
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"Enable or Disable" CPA advanced encryption standard instruction.
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology
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"Enable or Disable" utilization of additional hardware capabilities provided by
Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Changes require a full power cycle to take
effect.
Rest AUX Content
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Reset TPM AUX content. TXT may not be functional after AUX content gets
reset.
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