Cpu Configuration - Asus Maximus VI Extreme User Manual

3.6.1

CPU Configuration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically
detects.
The items in this menu may vary based on the CPU installed.
Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
Hyper-threading [Enabled]
Allows a hyper-threading processor to appear as two logical processors, allowing the
operating system to schedule two threads or processes simultaneously.
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package.
Configuration options: [All] [1] [2] [3]
Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
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Enables the overheated CPU to throttle its clock speed to cool down.
Disables the CPU thermal monitor function.
Two threads per activated core.
One thread per activated core.
Allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs
with extended CPUID functions.
Disables this function.
Chapter 3: BIOS setup