Cpu Configuration - Asus CS-B User Manual

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CPU Configuration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically
detects.
The items shown in submenu may be different due to the CPU you installed.
Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled]
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[Enabled] Enables the overheated CPU to throttle its clock speed to cool down.
[Disabled] Disables the CPU thermal monitor function.
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] Allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs
with extended CPUID functions.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the No-Execution Page Protection Technology.
[Disabled] Forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero (0).
Intel Virtualization Technology [Enabled]
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[Enabled] Allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately
and simultaneously, enabling one system to virtually function as several
systems.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
[Enabled] Allows a hardware platform to automatically analyze the requirements and
prefetch data and codes for the CPU.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]
[Enabled] Allows a hardware platform to perform adjacent cache line prefetching.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
Boot performance mode [Max Non-Turbo Performance]
This item allows you to select the boot performance mode. Configuration options: [Max Non-
Turbo Performance] [Max battery] [Turbo Performance]
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