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SA - PCI Express options
DMI Link ASPM Control [Disabled]
This item allows you to control the Active State Power Management on both
CPU and PCH (platform controller hub) Both DMI link ASPM control items of the
CPU and PCH sides must be enabled for the ASPM to take effect. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [L0s] [L1] [L0sL1]
PEG-ASPM [Disabled]
This item allows you to select the ASPM state for energy-saving conditions, or use
the ASUS optimized energy saving profile. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]
[ASPM L0s] [ASPM L1] [ASPM L0sL1]
3.4.2
CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show CPU-related information the BIOS automatically
detects.
The items shown in the submenu may be different depending on the type of
CPU installed.
SW Guard Extensions [Software Controlled]
This item enables/disables the Software Guard Extensions (SGX). Configuration
options: [Disabled] [Software Controlled]
Tcc Offset Time Window [Auto]
This item allows you to specify the time window for the Running Average
Temperature Limit (RATL) feature. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [5 ms]
[10 ms] [55 ms] [156 ms] [375 ms] [500 ms] [750 ms] ~ [448 sec]
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
This item allows you to turn on/off the MLC streamer prefetcher. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Enabled]
This item allows you to turn on/off prefetching adjacent cache lines. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled]
When set to [Enabled], a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities
provided by Vanderpool Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
This item allows you to select the number of CPU cores to activate in each
processor package. Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
For some CPU types, only [All] and [1] appear.
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